Vy. Lee et al., Reaction of 1-disilagermirene with benzaldehyde: An unexpected combinationof cycloaddition and insertion pathways, CHEM LETT, (7), 2001, pp. 728-729
New strained bicyclic compounds were formed by the reaction of tetrakis[di-
tert-butyl(methyl)silyl]-1 -disilagermirene 1 with benzaldehyde, involving
cycloaddition following the rearrangement and insertion pathways. Reaction
of 1 with PhCHO gave three different products: two mono-adducts 2, 3 and on
e bis-adduct 4, depending on the ratio of the reagents and the reaction con
ditions.