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REACTION OF DIMETHYLSILYLENE WITH CYCLOOCTENE OXIDE
Goure, William F.,Barton, Thomas J.
, p. 33 - 42 (1980)
The deoxygenation of cyclooctene oxide with both thermally and photochemically generated dimethylsilylene is described.Four mechanistic possibilities are considered; two involving initial silaoxetane formation, and two involving ylide formation.It is concluded that ylide formation must be favored.However, whether this ylide actually extrudes dimethylsilanone (Me2Si=O), or simply acts as a "silanone transfer agent" cannot be conclusively determined from the data.