ATTEMPTED GENERATION OF HALOCARBENES: PROTODESILYLATION OF DIHALOMETHYLSILANES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)87637-8

Attempts to generate chlorocarbene or bromocarbene from (dichloromethyl)trimethylsilane and (dibromomethyl)trimethylsilane, respectively, under phase transfer conditions results in protodesilylation.The protodesilylation of 1,1-dihalosilanes under phase transfer conditions appears to be general.Phase transfer conditions are also useful for the protodesilylation of other organosilanes.