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Impurity of moisture in the solvent (tetrahydrofuran) alters the normal sch
eme of formation of vinylmagnesiumm chloride and gives rise to several unex
pected products: benzene, toluene, and methyl chloride. Side products formi
ng in alkali hydrolysis of trivinylsilane and hydrochlorination of tetravin
ylsilane were isolated and identified.