Preparation and reactions of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl silicon derivatives and related tetrasilylsilanes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(91)83138-T

Treatment of (Me3Si)3SiLi with various silicon halides has given a range of compounds of the type (Me3Si)3SiSiR2X (R = Me, X = H; R = Ph, X = Cl etc.).These compounds can be converted into other derivatives by simple substitution reactions at the Si-X cen