REACTIONS OF (CH3)3SnM(CH3)3 (M = Si; Ge) WITH CHLOROTRIMETHYLSTANNANE AND DICHLORODIMETHYLSTANNANE IN METHANOL SOLUTION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)80065-6

The reactions of (CH3)3SnM(CH3)3 for M = Si and Ge with (CH3)3SnCl or (CH3)2SnCl2 in methanol follow the same path as the corresponding reactions of (CH3)6Sn2, and involve Sn-CH3 cleavage at essentially the same rate.Complications arise from reaction of H