P. Jutzi et al., SYNTHESIS, DERIVATIZATION, AND STRUCTURE OF THE SILANETRIOL [C5H4(SIME3)]SI(OH)(3) - UNIQUE HYDROGEN-BONDING IN A HIGHLY SYMMETRICAL TUBULAR ASSEMBLY, Organometallics, 16(24), 1997, pp. 5377-5380
imethylsilyl)cyclopenta-1,3-dien-5-yl)silanetriol, [C5H4(SiMe3)]Si(OH)
(3) (2), has been synthesized by controlled hydrolysis of the silicon
trichloride [C5H4(SiMe3)]SiCl3 (1) The crystal structure of compound 2
confirms a new structure type for silanetriols: intermolecular hydrog
en bonding leads to a highly symmetrical tubelike arrangement. Stannyl
ation of 2 utilizing N(SnMe3)(3) yields [C5H4(SiMe3)]Si(OSnMe3)(3) (3)
as a valuable synthon for the silanetriol.