HEXAMETHYLDISILANE AS A SOURCE OF BOTH TRIMETHYLSILYL AND PENTAMETHYLDISILYL ANIONS. FORMATION OF A SUBSTITUTED PENTAMETHYLDISILYL STABLE ENOL

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(90)87033-V

The reaction of dimesitylketene with MeLi/Me3SiSiMe3 gives in addition to the expected 2,2-dimesityl-1-trimethylsilylethenol, also the unexpected stable simple enol 2,2-dimesityl-1-pentamethyldisilylethenol.