The synthesis and some application of new 1,3-dilithiopropanes: dimethylbis(α-lithiobenzyl)silane and its germanium analogue

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80498-4

The dimethylbis(α=lithiobenzyl)silanes and -germanes were prepared by the reaction of dimethylbis(α-thiophenylbenzyl)silane or -germane with lithium dispersion and their reactions with Me3M'Cl (M'=Ge, Sn) investigated.The lithium compounds proved to be useful in the synthesis of 2,4-diphenyl-substituted 1,3-disila-, 1,3-digerma- and 1-germa-3-silacyclobutanes.