Study of the mechanism of the addition of benzyl bromide to trimethylvinylsilane in the presence of the Fe(CO)5-DMF system

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00699930

The general kinetics of the addition of benzyl bromide to trimethylvinylsilane in the presence of the Fe(CO)5-DMF system has been studied.The reaction orders with respect to each reagent found in the study corresponding to a radical chain mechanism of the process.The metal-complex system takes part only in the initiation stage and only at a strictly defined ratio of the components. - Key words: benzyl bromide, trimethylvinylsilane, addition; radicals; metal-complex initiation; kinetics; mechanism.