M. Weidenbruch et al., DISILENE AND SILYLENE ADDITIONS TO THE DOUBLE-BONDS OF ALKENES AND 1,3-DIENES - MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF A [2+2] CYCLOADDITION PRODUCT, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (10), 1994, pp. 1233-1234
Tetra-tert-butyldisilene 3 and di-tert-butylsilylene 2, formed by phot
olysis of the cyclotrisilane 1, react with the CC double bonds of alke
nes and 1,3-dienes to provide the silirane 4 together with the 1,2-dis
ilacyclobutane 5 and the 2-vinylsiliranes 6 and 7; the molecular struc
ture of the [2 + 2] cycloaddition product 51 formed by the reaction of
3 with ortho-methylstyrene, was determined by X-ray crystallography.