Synthesis and thermolysis of 3-substituted 3- trimethylsilylcyclopropenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00276-8

The synthesis of 3-substituted-3-(trimethylsilyl)cyclopropenes (X = CO₂Et, CHO, CN) is described. Their acid sensitivity and thermal stability was probed and the reaction products were identified. In one case, a novel rearrangement to a Dewar furan maybe involved and this pathway was explored via kinetics and computations.