F. Uhlig et al., SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY OF PHENYLTHIO-SU BSTITUTED OLIGOSILANES, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 90(1-4), 1994, pp. 29-39
Phenylthio substituted oligosilanes are obtained from the reaction of
oligomeric silicon halides with alkali metal thiophenolates M(I)SPh (M
(I) = Li, Na, K). Si-Si bonds are formed when phenylthiooligosilanes a
re reacted with alkali metal silicon compounds. Alkali metal thiopheno
lates, the second reaction products can be separated easily. Quite sim
ilarly, Fe-Si-bonds are obtained from phenylthiosilanes and Na[Fe(CO)(
2)Cp]. In contrast to the related alkali metal halide elimination reac
tions of organohalooligosilanes, transmetallations are never observed
in the thiophenolate reactions.