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-l-enyl] diaz
A Facile Synthesis of Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)butatriene Properties and Cycloadditions
Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)butatriene was readily prepared by flash vacuum pyrolysis of hexakis(trimethylsilyl)-2-butyne.The physical and chemical properties of the butatriene are described.