The first stable beta-fluorosilylanion

The reaction of 2 equiv of tris(trimethylsilyl)silylfluoride with potassium tert-butoxide in the presence of donor molecules (THF, DME, 18-crown-6) leads to the clean formation of an adduct of 1-potassio-2-fluorotetrakis(trimethylsilyl)disilane. Attempts to transmetalate this compound effect the elimination of metal fluoride accompanied by the formation of tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)disilene. The latter can either be trapped in a cycloaddition reaction or in the absence of trapping reagents dimerizes to octakis(trimethylsilyl)cyclotetrasilane.     

Deprotection of pinacolyl boronate esters via hydrolysis of intermediate potassium trifluoroborates

An efficient two-step procedure for the deprotection of pinacolyl organoboronate esters is described. Reaction with excess potassium hydrogen fluoride produces the corresponding stable, crystalline potassium organotrifluoroborate salts. Treatment of the trifluoroborates with either inorganic base or trimethylsilyl chloride and water affords the corresponding organoboronic acid in high yield.     

First successful reaction of a silyl anion with hafnium tetrachloride

Hafnium tetrachloride reacts with the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium tmen adduct (1) to form a [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]trichlorohafnium tmen complex (2); reaction of 2 with 2,6-dimethylphenylisonitrile leads to insertion into the silicon hafnium bond (4).     

Synthesis of oligosilyldi- and trianions

1,3- and 1,4-Bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silylethynyl]benzenes as well as 1,3,5-tris[tris(trimethylsilyl)silylethynyl]benzene were synthesized employing Sonogashira cross-coupling conditions. All three molecules underwent facile di- or trimetalation with potassium tert-butoxide to afford the respective oligosilyldi- and trianions.     

Radical ions : XXVII. Radical ions of tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)butatriene

One-electron oxidation and one-electron reduction of the electron-rich acetylene derivative, hexakis(trimethylsilyl)-2-butyne [H₃C₃)₃Si]₃CCCC[Si(CH₃)₃]₃, unexpectedly produce the persistent radical cation and radical anion of the hitherto unknown neutral compound, tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)butatriene (R₃Si)₂CCCC(SiR₃)₂. The radical anion can also be generated from the corresponding diacetylene, bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-butadiyne R₃SiCCCCSiR₃ and potassium metal, obviously via disproportionation. Photoelectron and electron spin resonance spectroscopic data permit the detection and characterization of the individual species. The stability of both the radical anion and the radical cation of the same molecule can be rationalized by the unique combination of the twofold butatriene π-system with 4 R₃Si substituents, which can act either as electron donors or electron acceptors and thus stabilize the ground state of either the cation or the anion.     

Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedrane

Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedrane 3 has been synthesized upon irradiation of tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)cyclobutadiene 8, which can be prepared either by thermal nitrogen elimination from trimethylsilyl[1,2,3-tris(trimethylsilyl)-2-cycloprop-1-enyl]diazomethane 7 or by mild oxidation of cyclobutadiene dianion 9 with 1,2-dibromoethane. The structural characterization of tetrahedrane 3 has been achieved by X-ray crystallography. The surprising thermal stability of 3 - which is stable up to 300 degrees C - is discussed.     

Alkali Metal and Trimethylsilyl Carbamoselenothioates – Synthesis,Structure, and some Reactions

This paper describes the synthesis and some reactions of potassium, rubidium, cesium and trimethylsilyl carbamoselenothioates. The potassium salts were synthesized in 70–80 % yields by reacting the corresponding thiocarbamoyl chlorides with potassium selenide in acetonitrile. Furthermore, the rubidium and cesium salts were obtained in good yields by treating the trimethylsilyl esters with the corresponding metal fluorides. The crystal structure of acetonitrile‐solvated potassium N,N‐dimethylcarbamoselenothioate consisted of dimeric units, featuring μ‐carbamoselenothioate anions associated with potassium cations that are located on the upper and lower sides of a plane involving two opposing carbamoselenothioate groups. These heavier alkali metal salts readily reacted with alkyl halides to give both S‐ and Se‐alkyl esters. The reaction of the potassium salts with trimethylsilyl chlorides forms S‐ and Se‐trimethylsilyl carbamoselenothioates which are in equilibrium. The reaction of the salts and silyl esters with organo Group‐14 and ‐15 elements halides gave exclusively the corresponding Se‐substituted products in good yields.     

A stable chiral diaminocyclopropenylidene

The chiral carbene bis[bis(R-1-phenylethyl)amino]cyclopropenylidene 2 and its dicarbene-silver complex [Ag(2)2]BF4 (3) have been isolated in good yields from the reactions of bis[bis(R-1-phenylethyl)amino]cyclopropenylium tetrafluoroborate (1)BF4 with potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide or with Ag2O, respectively; the molecular structures of (1)ClO4, 2 and 3 have been determined by X-ray diffraction analyses.     

Synthesis of bromo-, boryl-, and stannyl-functionalized 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzenes via Diels-Alder or C-H activation reactions

1,2-Bis(trimethylsilyl)benzenes are key starting materials for the synthesis of benzyne precursors, Lewis acid catalysts, and certain luminophores. We have developed efficient, high-yield routes to functionalized 4-R-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzenes, starting from either 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene/5-bromopyran-2-one (2) or 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzene (1)/bis(pinacolato)diborane. In the first reaction, 5 (R = Br) is obtained through a cobalt-catalyzed Diels-Alder cycloaddition. The second reaction proceeds via iridium-mediated C-H activation and provides 8 (R = Bpin). Besides its use as a Suzuki reagent, compound 8 can be converted into 5 with CuBr(2) in i-PrOH/MeOH/H(2)O. Lithium-bromine exchange on 5, followed by the addition of Me(3)SnCl, gives 10 (R = SnMe(3)), which we have applied for Stille coupling reactions. A Pd-catalyzed C-C coupling reaction between 5 and 8 leads to the corresponding tetrasilylbiphenyl derivative. The bromo derivative 5 cleanly undergoes Suzuki reactions with electron-rich as well as electron-poor phenylboronic acids.     

Trimethylsilylverbindungen der Vb-Elemente. I Synthese und Eigenschaften von Trimethylsilylarsanen

Trimethylsilyl Derivatives of Vb-Elements. I. Syntheses and Properties of Trimethylsilylarsanes Chlorotrimethylsilane and ?Na₃As/K₃As”? prepared from a sodium potassium alloy and arsenic powder in dimethoxyethane form tris(trimethylsilyl)arsane 4 in 80 to 90percent; yield. 4 reacts with methyllithium in THF or dimethoxyethane to lithiumbis(trimethylsilyl)arsenide 5 , which crystallizes with two molecules THF – 5a – or one molecule dimethoxyethane – 5b – per formula unit. The latter adduct is dimeric in benzene. In the reaction of 5 with primary and secondary alkyl halides methyl- 1a , ethyl- 1b , isopropyl- 1c , benzyl- 1d , diphenylmethylbis(trimethylsilyl)arsane 1e and bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)arsano]methane 1f are formed. With tert. butyl chloride a β-elimination results in the formation of bis(trimethylsilyl)arsane; in the reaction with chlorodiphenylmethane and dibromoethane an alkali metal-halogen-exchange takes place yielding tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-diarsane 6 . On heating bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)arsano]dimethylsilane 7 , synthesized from 5 and dichlorodimethylsilane, to 240°C for several days it decomposes to 4 and dodecamethyl-hexasila-tetra-arsa-adamantane 8 . Tert. butyl- 1g and phenylbis(trimethylsilyl)arsane 1h which cannot be obtained from 5 are prepared from primary arsanes via the corresponding dilithium derivatives.     

Open, cyclic, and bicyclic compounds of double silylated phosphorus and boron

Salt elimination reactions of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium (1), and two 1,4-dipotassiooligosilanes (3, 5) with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinodichloroborane and diethylaminodichlorophosphane have generated open (2), cyclic (4) and bicyclic (6) bora- and phosphaoligosilanes. A monosilylated phosphane and the two five-membered cyclosilanes have been subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

合成α 酮酸的新方法

本文报道了一种新的简便的合成α-酮酸(4)的新方法. 用三氟乙酸酐在4-N,N-二甲基氨基吡啶催化下在二氯乙烷溶剂中和易于制得的2,3-二(三甲基硅氧基)羧酸三甲基硅酯(1)反应生成2,3-二(三氟乙酰羧酸三甲硅酯(2). 向反应混合物中加入吡啶生成2-三氟乙酰氧基-2-烯酸(3). 分别用氢氧化钾水溶液和盐酸处理3得产物4 .     

Preparation of trimethylsilyl ethers of 3-azetidinols. Scope and Limitations

Preparation of the trimethylsilyl ethers of 1-alkyl-3-azetidinols from non-hindered primary amines and epichlorohydrin by conversion of the intermediate 1-(alkylamino)-3-chloro-2-propanols to their trimethylsilyl ethers by either N-(trimethylsilyl)acetamide or by 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole followed by ring closure in acetonitrile is described. This sequence of reactions fails for aromatic amines, but appears to be general for all primary aliphatic amines, although the condensation of hindered amines with epichlorohydrin occurs slowly. Several novel azetidinols, in which the N-alkyl substituent itself contains a second heterocyclic system, are reported. In addition, the pK_A's of several m. and p-substituted 1-benzylazetidinols correlates well with the Hammett equation.     

Alkoxide-Induced Reaction of 1-[(Trimethylsilyl)-Methyl]Azoles with Imines and Carbonyl Compounds

t-BuOK-induced reaction of 1-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazole with imines to yield (triazol-1- yl)ethylamines and (triazol-5-yl)methylamines was explored. Also, alkoxide-induced desilylation of 1-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]azoles in the presence of carbonyl compounds was demonstrated, and (-BuOK and potassium trimethylsilanolate were found to be effective in this reaction.     

Alkylidynephosphines - Syntheses and Reactivity

Abstract

In the past, different methods have been utilized for the preparation of alkylidynephosphines. Whereas, however, small amounts of thermally instable derivatives might be obtained from reactions in the gas phase, the synthesis of phosphines which are stable under an inert atmosphere, as for instance those with a tert-butyl or a 1-adamantyl substituent at the carbon atom of the PEC group, is best started with tris (trimethylsilyl) phosphine itself or with the more reactive lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) phosphide.2 tetrahydrofuran complex. Treatment of either compound with acyl halides results in the formation of acylbis (trimethylsilyl) phosphines which, at room temperature, rearrange to the corresponding trimethylsilyl [1-(trimethylsiloxy) alkylidene] isomers. As traces of hydrogen halide accelerate the conversion of tris (trimethylsilyl) phosphine to the triacyl derivatives, the use of the lithium phosphide is strongly recommended in all cases where impure acyl halides are used. In the presence of small amounts of solid sodium hydroxide suspended in an etherial solvent, the thus prepared trimethyl[1-(trimethylsiloxy)-alkylidene]phosphines eliminate hexamethyldisiloxane to yield the required alkylidyne compounds. Running the decomposition without a solvent at a higher temperature, Regitz and coworkers were able to improve this method further.     

Über die Synthese von Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl-kalium, -rubidium und -caesium und die Molekülstrukturen zweier Toluolsolvate

About the Synthesis of Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl Potassium, Rubidium and Cesium and the Molecular Structures of two Toluene Solvates . Solventfree tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium ( 1 ), rubidium ( 2 ) and cesium ( 3 ) are obtained by the reaction of the zink group bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl] derivatives with the appropriate alkali metal in n-pentane. Addition of benzene or toluene to the colourless powders yields deeply coloured solutions. From these solutions single crystals of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl rubidium—toluene (2/1) ( 2 a ) and tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl cesium—toluene (2/3) ( 3 a ) suitable for X-ray structure analysis are iso- lated [ 2a : orthorhombic; P2₁2₁2₁; a = 1 382.1(3); b = 1 491.7(5); c = 2 106.3(6) pm; Z = 4 (dimers); 3a : orthorhombic; P2₁2₁2₁; a = 2 131.0(6); b = 2 833.1(2); c = 925.2(2) pm; Z = 4 (dimers)]. The central structure moieties are folded four-membered Rb₂Si₂ and Cs₂Si₂ rings, respectively. Small Si? Si? Si angles (100 to 104°) on the one hand and extreme highfield ²⁹Si-NMR shifts of the central silicon atoms on the other hand indicate a strong charge transfer from the alkali metal atoms to the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl fragments, i.e. mainly ionic interactions between alkalimetal and silicon atoms.     

Synthesis and some Reactions of Alkali Metal Carbamotelluroates

Sodium and potassium carbamotelluroates [M(R₂NCOTe), M = Na, K, Rb, Cs] were synthesized in moderate to good yields by reacting carbamoyl chloride with the corresponding alkali metal tellurides. The salts readily reacted with trimethylsilyl chloride to form O‐trimethylsilyl carbamotelluroate (R₂NCTeOSiMe₃), which further reacted with RbF and CsF to lead to the corresponding heavy alkali metal carbamotelluroates. These salts reacted with alkyl iodide and carbamoyl chlorides to give the corresponding Te‐alkyl carbamotelluroates and dicarbamoyl tellurides in moderate yields.     

Persistent radicals of trivalent tin and lead

In this report we present synthetic, crystallographic, and new electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic work that shows that the synthetic route leading to the recently reported, first persistent plumbyl radical *PbEbt3 (Ebt = ethylbis(trimethylsilyl)silyl), that is, the oxidation of the related PbEbt3-anion, was easily extended to the synthesis of other persistent molecular mononuclear radicals of lead and tin. At first, various novel solvates of homoleptic potassium metallates KSnHyp3 (4a), KPbHyp3 (3a), KSnEbt3 (4b), KPbIbt3 (3c), and KSnIbt3 (4c) (Hyp = tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl, Ibt = isopropylbis(trimethylsilyl)silyl), as well as some heteroleptic metallates, such as [Li(OEt2)2][Sn(n)BuHyp2] (3d), [Li(OEt2)2][Pb(n)BuHyp2] (4d), [Li(thf)4][PbPhHyp2] (3e), and [K(thf)7][PbHyp2{N(SiMe3)2}] (3f), were synthesized and crystallographically characterized. Through oxidation by tin(II) and lead(II) bis(trimethylsilyl)amides or the related 2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxides, they had been oxidized to yield in most cases the corresponding radicals. Five novel persistent homoleptically substituted radicals, that is, *SnHyp3 (2a), *PbHyp3 (1a), *SnEbt3 (2b), *SnIbt3 (2c), and *PbIbt3 (1c), had been characterized by EPR spectroscopy. The stannyl radicals 2a and 2c as well as the plumbyl radical 1c were isolated as intensely colored crystalline compounds and had been characterized by X-ray diffraction. Persistent heteroleptically substituted radicals such as *PbHyp2Ph (1e) or *PbHyp2Et (1g) had also been generated, and some selected EPR data are given for comparison. The plumbyl radicals *PbR3 exhibit a clean monomolecular decay leading to the release of a temperature-dependent stationary concentration of branched silyl radicals. They may thus serve as tunable sources of these reactive species that may be utilized as reagents for mild radical silylations and/or as initiators for radical polymerizations. We present EPR-spectroscopic investigations for the new tin- and lead-containing compounds giving detailed insights into their electronic and geometric structure in solution, as well as structural studies on the crystalline state of the radicals, some of their anionic precursors, and some side-products.     

Reaction of Hexamethyldisilazane with Borane in Tetrahydrofuran

Hexamethyldisilazane 1 reacts with borane in tetrahydrofuran (THF? BH₃, 2 ) first by formation of an adduct (Me₃Si)₂NH? BH₃ ( 3 ), and then either to the N,N-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-μ-aminodiborane 5 or to the mixture of 5 and N-trimethylsilyl-μ-aminodiborane(6) 6 , depending on the reaction conditions. The compounds 5 and 6 can be quantitatively converted to the N,N′,N″-tris(trimethylsilyl)borazine 4 . Three intermediates can be identified, namely N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)borane 7 , N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)amino(N′-trimethylsilylamino)borane 8 and N-trimethylsilylaminoborane-trimer. All products and intermediates were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and coupling constant ¹J(²⁹Si, ¹⁵N) were measured from ²⁹Si NMR spectra by using the Hahn-echo-extended (HEED) INEPT pulse sequence.     

Preparation of partially substituted 1-halo- and 1,4-dihalo-1,3-dienes via reagent-controlled desilylation of halogenated 1,3-dienes

Depending on the desilylation reagents used, 1-halo-1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-butadienes afforded either 1-halo-1-trimethylsilyl-1,3-butadienes or 1-halo-4-trimethylsilyl-1,3-butadienes in excellent yields with excellent selectivity, respectively, when treated with CF3COOH or with NaOMe. These monosilylated 1,3-butadiene products could be further desilylated to generate their corresponding halobutadienes via the above reagent-controlled desilylation reaction. When 1,4-dihalo-1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-dienes were treated with MeONa/MeOH at room temperature, desilylation of both of the two trimethylsilyl groups took place to afford their corresponding 1,4-dihalo-1,3-dienes in excellent yields. The commonly used desilylation reagent CF3COOH did not work for these dihalobutadienes.