Abstract: | Hydrogallation Reactions Involving the Monoalkynes H5C6‐C≡C‐SiMe3 and H5C6‐C≡C‐CMe3 – cis/trans Isomerisation and Substituent Exchange Phenyl‐trimethylsilylethyne, H5C6‐C≡C‐SiMe3, reacted with different dialkylgallium hydrides, R2Ga‐H (R = Me, Et, nPr, iPr, tBu), by the addition of one Ga‐H bond to its C≡C triple bond (hydrogallation). The gallium atoms attacked selectively those carbon atoms, which were also attached to trimethylsilyl groups. The cis arrangement of Ga and H across the resulting C=C double bonds resulted only for the sterically most shielded di(tert‐butyl)gallium derivative, while in all other cases spontaneous cis/trans rearrangement occurred with the quantitative formation of the trans addition products. The diethyl compound Et2Ga‐C(SiMe3)=C(H)‐C6H5 ( 2 ) gave by substituent exchange the secondary products EtGaC(SiMe3)=C(H)‐C6H5]2 ( 7 , Z,Z) and GaC(SiMe3)=C(H)‐C6H5]3 ( 8 ). Interestingly, compound 8 has two alkenyl groups with a Z configuration, while the third C=C double bond has the cis arrangement of Ga and H (E configuration). The reversibility of the cis/trans isomerisation of hydrogallation products was observed for the first time. tert‐Butyl‐phenylethyne gave the simple addition product, R2Ga(C6H5)=C(H)‐CMe3 ( 9 ), only with di(n‐propyl)gallium hydride. |