A new pathway in the reaction of disilene with carbonyl compounds: an 'ene' reaction instead of cycloaddition

V Lee; M Ichinohe; A Sekiguchi

doi:10.1039/b106801f

A new pathway in the reaction of disilene with carbonyl compounds: an 'ene' reaction instead of cycloaddition

Chem Commun (Camb). 2001 Oct 21:(20):2146-7. doi: 10.1039/b106801f.

Authors

V Lee¹, M Ichinohe, A Sekiguchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 308-8571, Japan.

PMID: 12240205
DOI: 10.1039/b106801f

Abstract

The 3H-disilagermirene, (tBu2MeSi)4GeSi2, reacts with alpha-hydrogen containing carbonyl compounds (acetophenone, butane-2,3-dione) by an 'ene'-reaction pathway followed by isomerization or insertion reactions, representing a new mode in the reaction of disilenes with carbonyl compounds.