Jw. Fitch et al., LITHIATION AND SILYLATION REACTIONS OF 1,4-BIS(1,1,1,3,3,3-HEXAFLUORO-2-HYDROXY-2-PROPYL) BENZENE, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 522(1), 1996, pp. 55-57
(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-hydroxy-2-propyl)benzene forms tri- and tetr
alithio derivatives which react readily with (CH3)(3)SiCl or (CH3)(2)S
iCl2 to form the expected derivatives. Silicon is shown to be weakly c
oordinated to oxygen in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-hydroxy-2-propyl)benz
ene.