Novel one-pot synthesis of aryltris(trimethylsilyl)silanes

Mahesh J Sanganee; Patrick G Steel; Daniel K Whelligan

doi:10.1021/jo0268660

Novel one-pot synthesis of aryltris(trimethylsilyl)silanes

J Org Chem. 2003 Apr 18;68(8):3337-9. doi: 10.1021/jo0268660.

Authors

Mahesh J Sanganee¹, Patrick G Steel, Daniel K Whelligan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.

PMID: 12688816
DOI: 10.1021/jo0268660

Abstract

The simple combination of tris(trimethylsilyl)potassium, ArMgBr, and ArBr provides a novel "one-pot" synthesis of aryl(tristrimethylsilyl)silanes. A mechanistic rationale for this conversion is proposed.