Reactions of thienyl containing trisilane under irradiation
Abstract:
Photolysis of 2-phenyl-2-(2-thienyl)hexamethyltrisilane in MeOH/cyclohexene afforded radical reaction products. The sulfur atom of the thienyl group was suspected of stabilizing a silyl radical. The presence of trimethylsilyl(phenyl)(2-thienyl)silyl radical was supported by identification of its reaction products and by an ESR spectrum (no data) of its quenching product with 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane.