(8-Quinolylthiomethyl)trimethoxy- and methyl(8-quinolylthiomethyl)dime
thoxysilanes were synthesized and transformed into the corresponding o
rganyltrifluoro- and methyldifluorosilanes. IR spectroscopy revealed t
he absence of N --> Si donor-acceptor interaction in (8-quinolylthiome
thyl)trifluorosilane and methyl(8-quinolylthiomethyl)difluorosilane. T
ransesterification of (8-quinolylthiomethyl)trimethoxysilane with trie
thanolamine yielded 1-(8-quinolylthiomethyl)silatrane; the crystal and
molecular structures of the latter were determined by X-ray study.