Novel dibenzodioxadisilocins were prepared using a dehalogenative coupling
reaction between (2,6-dichlorophenoxy) t-butyldimethylsilane and dimethyldi
chlorosilane with magnesium via an intramolecular 1,3-anionic rearrangement
of the silyl group. Their structures were unequivocally confirmed by X-ray
crystallography. For a comparison with the X-ray data, molecular orbital c
alculations on the conformations of the organosilicon macrocyclics were als
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