Chemistry of decamethylsilicocene: oxidative addition of compounds with X-H bonds (X = F, Cl, Br, O, S)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(93)80046-E

In the reaction of decamethylsilicocene (1) with protic substrates HX, the corresponding oxidative addition products 2-9, 11, 12, and 15 of the type (?-Me5C5)2Si(H)X are formed in good yields.Reactions of the hydrogen halides HF, HCl, and HBr with 1 lead