Serendipitous synthesis of alkyl trimethylsilyldithioformates by trapping of bis(trimethylsilyl)thione with alkanesulfenic acids. Synthesis of bis- and tris(trimethylsilyl)methanethiols.

Tris(trimethylsilyl)methanethiol, prepared from tris(trimethylsilyl)methane, can be easily converted into bis(trimethylsilyl)methanethiol and this to bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl alkanethiosulfinate esters; the latter upon heating afford alkyl trimethylsilyldithioformates via bis(trimethylsilyl)thione, which can be trapped with dienes.     

Reaction of bis(trimethylsiloxy)phosphine with trimethylsilane

Bis(trimethylsilyl) [3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl]phosphonate and trimethylsilyl [3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl]-phosphinate are obtained by the reaction of bis(trimethylsiloxy)phosphine with trimethylallylsilane and converted into [3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl]phosphinic and [3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl]phosphonic acid, respectively, by the reaction with methanol.     

Reactions of Bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic(-Phosphinothioic) Chlorides with Silylated Carbamates and Trimethylsilyl N-Trimethylsilylacetimidoate

Bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic chloride reacts with trimethylsilyl methylcarbamate in benzene in the presence of a base to give trimethylsilyl bis(chloromethyl)phosphinate. The same reaction performed without a solvent and in the absence of a base yields trimethylsilyl bis(chloromethyl)phosphinate and bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic anhydride. Reaction of bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic chloride with trimethylsilyl diethylcarbamate yields N,N-diethylbis(chloromethyl)phosphinic amide. The reaction of bis(chloromethyl)phosphinic (-phosphinothioic) chlorides with trimethylsilyl N-trimethylsilylacetimidoate was studied.     

Über die Reaktion des Tris-(trimethylsilyl)-silyllithiums mit Aceton

On the Reaction of Tris-(trimethylsilyl)-silyl Lithium with Acetone Depending on the reaction conditions tris-(trimethylsilyl)-silyl lithium interacts with acetone to give 2-[bis-(trimethylsilyl)-silyl]-2-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)-silyl]-propane 2 or 2-[bis-(trimethylsilyl)-silyl]-2-(trimethylsioxy)-propane 4 , resp. The formation of 2 and 4 as a result of a 1, 3-Si, O-trimethylsilyl shift is discussed. The structure of 2 , which is characterized by strong restrictions of rotation about the C? Si(SiMe₃)₃ bond, is proved by nmr spectra as well as by conversion of 2 into 2-[chloro-bis-(trimethylsilyl)silyl]-2-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)silyl]-propane 3 .     

Bildung und Eigenschaften von Acylphosphinen. II. Verbindungen aus der Reaktion von Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphin mit Pivaloylchlorid

Syntheses and Properties of Acylphosphines. II. Compounds from the Reaction of Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine with Pivaloyl Chloride Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine reacts with pivaloyl chloride at +20°C in cyclopentane to form the enol form of pivaloylbis(trimethylsilyl)phosphine. In this compound one trimethylsilyl group is bound to phosphorus, the other to oxygen. As the n.m.r. spectra of the reaction at ?10°C in monoglyme show the thermally instable keto form with two trimethylsilyl groups bound to phosphorus is formed first and rearranges at slightly elevated temperatures. Substitution of the second trimethylsilyl group yields the enol form of dipivaloyltrimethylsilylphosphine. Tripivaloylphosphine with three acyl groups bound to phosphorus and the enol form of tert. butylpivaloyltrimethyl-silylphosphine are produced in side reactions.     

Über einige nebenprodukte der thermolyse von bis(trimethylsilyl)-diimin

In the course of decomposition of bis(trimethylsilyl)diimine (BSD), which leads mainly to five products, the tris(trimethylsilyl)hydrazyl radical is formed among other intermediates. This radical reacts with hydrogen donors HR (e.g. HR = solvent) to tris(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine and radicals ·R, which on the other hand react further with BSD to by-products of BSD thermolysis. The types of these by-products and mechanisms of their formation are discussed. The thermolysis of BSD in toluene, for example, produces tris- and bis(trimethylsilyl)benzylhydrazine and bis(trimethylsilyl)benzalhydrazone.     

Bis(trimethylsilyl)amino-halogenoborane und ihre cyclischen Kondensationsprodukte

Zusammenfassung Bis-[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]-fluorboran (I), Bis-(trimethylsilyl)-amino-dichlorboran (II) und Bis-[bis(trimethylsilyl)-amino]-chlor-boran (III) werden durch Umsetzung von BCl₃ und BF₃ mit NaN(Sime ₃)₂ in Äther dargestellt. Alle Verbindungen lassen sich thermisch unter Abspaltung von Trimethylhalogenosilanen kondensieren. Während II zu B-Trichloro-N-tris(trimethylsilyl)-borazol kondensiert, ergeben I und III überraschend ein viergliedriges B–N-Ringsystem.Phenyl-alkoxy-bis(trimethylsilyl)aminoborane gehen ähnliche Kondensationsreaktionen ein.

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Bis-[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]-fluoroborane (I), bis(trimethylsilyl)amino-dichloroborane (II) and bis-[bis-(trimethylsilyl)amino-]chloroborane (III) were synthesized by reaction of BF₃ and BCl₃ with sodium-bis(trimethylsilyl)-amide. All compounds undergo thermal condensation under elimination of the corresponding trimethylhalosilane. So II forms B-trichloro-N-tris(trimethylsilyl)-borazene, while I and III unexpectedly yield a fourmembered B–N-ring system. Phenyl-alkoxy-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-aminoboranes condense in a similar way to B-phenyl-N-trimethylsilyl-borazene.

     

Peculiarities of the reaction of alkali metal bis(trimethylsilyl)amides with halobenzenes

Lithium and sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amides react with fluoro-, bromo-, and chlorobenzenes in THF or toluene to give a mixture of N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline and N,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline. The latter compound is resulted from 1,3-shift of the trimethylsilyl group from nitrogen to ortho-carbon atom of the benzene ring. Effects of the solvent, halogen, and alkali metal nature as well as the reaction conditions on the ratio of isomers were examined. Reaction of iodobenzene with sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide in THF produces N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline and 2-iodo-N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline, while in toluene a mixture of three products, two indicated above and N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzylamine, was obtained.     

Tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamin und seine lithiierten und silylierten Derivate — Kristallstruktur des dimeren Lithium-trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amids

Tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamine and the lithiated and silylated Derivatives — X-Ray Structure of the dimeric Lithium Trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amide The ammonolysis of the chlor, brom or trifluormethanesulfonyl tris(trimethylsilyl)silane yields the colorless tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamine, destillable at 51°C and 0.02 Torr. The subsequent lithiation, reaction with chlor trimethylsilane and repeated lithiation lead to the formation of lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamide, trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amine and finally lithium trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amide, which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 1 386.7(2); b = 2 040.2(3); c = 1 609.6(2) pm; β = 96.95(1)° and Z = 4 dimeric molecules. The cyclic Li₂N₂ moiety with Li? N bond distances displays a short transannular Li …? Li contact of 229 pm. The dimeric molecule shows nearly C₂-symmetry, so that one lithium atom forms agostic bonds to both the trimethylsilyl groups, the other one to the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl substituents. However, the ⁷Li{¹H}-NMR spectrum displays a high field shifted singlet at —1.71 ppm. The lithiation of trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amine leads to a high field shift of the ²⁹Si{¹H} resonance of about 12 ppm for the Me₃SiN group, whereas the parameters of the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl ligand remain nearly unaffected.     

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.     

Chemistry of siloles. The reactions of siloles with organolithium reagents

The chemical behaviour of siloles toward various organolithium reagents in THF has been investigated. The reaction of 1-methyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)-, 1-phenyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)- and 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)dibenzosilole (I, II and III) with a large excess of an alkyllithium such as methyllithium or butyllithium afforded 1,1-dialkyldibenzosiloles in quantitative yields. Treatment of I with an excess of phenyllithium gave a mixture of 1-methyl-1-phenyl- and 1,1-diphenyldibenzosilole quantitatively, while with an excess of tert-butyllithium, I afforded 1,1-dimethyl- and 1-tert-butyl-1-methyldibenzosilole in low yield. Similar treatment of I and II with 1 equiv. of methyl- or butyl-lithium yielded a mixture of the corresponding mono- and dialkyl-substituted dibenzosiloles. 1-Methyl-3,4-diphenyl-1,2,5-tris(trimehylsilyl)silole reacted with methyllithium in THF to give 1,1-dimethyl-3,4-diphenyl-2,2,5-tris(trimethylsilyl) silole. Similarly, both 2,4-diphenyl-1,1,3,5-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silole and 4,5-diphenyl-1,1,2,3-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silole with methyllithium afforded two isomers of 1-methyl-2,4-diphenyl-1,2,3,5-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-1-silacyclopent-3-ene in a ratio of 3 : 2 in high yields.     

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.     

The Synthesis of 1,2,4-Trioxan-5-ones

Several 3,6-substituted 1,2,4-trioxan-5-ones have been prepared in good yield by condensing aldehydes and ketones with trimethylsilyl α-[(trimethylsilyl)peroxy]alkanoates in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethane sulfonate as catalyst.     

Migration of trimethylsilyl group in the reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with bromobenzene

The reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with bromobenzene gave a mixture of N,N-bis-(trimethylsilyl)aniline and N,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline, the latter being a rearrangement product formed via 1,3-migration of trimethylsilyl group from the nitrogen atom to the ortho-carbon atom in the benzene ring.     

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.     

Die Kristall- und MolekülStruktur von N,N′-Bis-(trimethylsilyl)-oximidsäure-bis(trimethylsilyl)-ester

The Crystal and Molecular Structure of N,N′-Bis(trimethylsilyl) Oximidic Acid Bis (trimethylsilyl) Ester The X-ray structure analysis of the reaction product of oxalyl chloride with sodium bis(trimethylsilyl) amide formulated by PUMP and ROCHOW as N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl) oximidic Acid bis (trimethylsilyl) ester shows that the suggested structure is correct for the solid state. The compound crystallizes in the space group P1 with a = 9.948(4), b = 6.612(3), c = 10.370(4) Å, α = 88.87(6), β = 116.95(4), γ = 98.23(6)°, and Z = 1. The molecule manifests symmetry 1 .     

Synthesis of the New Types of N‐Unsubstituted Aminomethylenebisorganophosphorus Acids and Their Derivatives

The interaction of trimethylsilyl esters of trivalent organophosphorus acids containing PH and POSiMe₃ groups with hydrochlorides of ethoxymethylene imines is a convenient method for the synthesis of new trimethylsilyl esters of N‐unsubstituted aminomethylenebisorganophosphorus acids with three and four coordinated phosphorus. Also trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as effective catalyst is used for the similar interaction of hydrochlorides of ethoxymethylene imines with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite. The corresponding bisorganophosphorus acids and their derivatives are presented.     

Oligosilanylated Silocanes

A number of mono- and dioligosilanylated silocanes were prepared. Compounds included silocanes with 1-methyl-1-tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl, 1,1-bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl], and 1,1-bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)germyl] substitution pattern as well as two examples where the silocane silicon atom is part of a cyclosilane or oxacyclosilane ring. The mono-tris(trimethylsilyl)silylated compound could be converted to the respective silocanylbis(trimethylsilyl)silanides by reaction with KO^tBu and in similar reactions the cyclosilanes were transformed to oligosilane-1,3-diides. However, the reaction of the 1,1-bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silylated] silocane with two equivalents of KO^tBu leads to the replacement of one tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl unit with a tert-butoxy substituent followed by silanide formation via KO^tBu attack at one of the SiMe₃ units of remaining tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl group. For none of the silylated silocanes, signs of hypercoordinative interaction between the nitrogen and silicon silocane atoms were detected either in the solid state. by single crystal XRD analysis, nor in solution by ²⁹Si-NMR spectroscopy. This was further confirmed by cyclic voltammetry and a DFT study, which demonstrated that the N-Si distance in silocanes is not only dependent on the energy of a potential N-Si interaction, but also on steric factors and through-space interactions of the neighboring groups at Si and N, imposing the orientation of the p_z(N) orbital relative to the N-Si-X axis.     

Trimethylsilyl bis(Fluorosulfonyl)imide : An Efficient Catalyst for the Addition of Trimethylsilyl Cyanide to Carbonyl Compounds

In the presence of 1 mol% of trimethylsilyl bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, trimethylsilyl cyanide adds efficiently to carbonyl compounds. The catalyst has been found to be more active than trimethylsilyl triflate for the above reaction.     

Preparation and structural characterisation of methoxybis(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium and its condensation product

Depending on the conditions the reaction of tris(trimethylsilyl)methoxysilane (1) with potassium tert-butoxide either in benzene and in the presence of 18-crown-6 or in THF gives either the crown ether adduct of potassium-methoxybis(trimethylsilyl)silane (2), or 2-methoxytetrakis(trimethylsilyl)disilanyl potassium (3).