Synthese und Eigenschaften einiger Silylethinylsilane; Molekülstruktur von Tetrakis(trimethylsilylethinyl)silan / Synthesis and Properties of Some Silylethynylsilane; Molecular Structure of Tetrakis(trimethylsilylethynyl)silane

Abstract

Abstract Trimethylsilylethine (1) has been prepared from C2H2, sodium and Me3SiCl in anisole. The product can be converted into a Grignard reagent Me3SiC≡CMgCl using iPrMgCl. This reagent yields the compounds Me3SiC≡CSiH3, (Me3SiC≡C)2SiH2, (Me3SiC≡C)3SiH, and (Me3SiC≡C)4Si (2-5) when treated with equivalent amounts of H3SiBr, H2SiBr2, HSiCl3, or SiCl4. respectively. The new silanes have been characterized by NMR data. The crystal structure of (Me3SiC≡C)4Si has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It shows the expected tetrahedral geometry at he central silicon atom with four linear SiC≡CSi linkages.