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Reaction of group 14 dimetallenes with alkenes: Electron-rich alkenes
Dixon, Craig E.,Liu, Hui W.,Vander Kant, Christopher M.,Baines, Kim M.
, p. 5701 - 5705 (2008/10/09)
The addition reactions of tetramesitylgermasilene with 1-methoxybutadiene, ethyl vinyl ether, vinyl acetate, or styrene were studied. When tetramesitylgermasilene was allowed to react with 1-methoxybutadiene or styrene, formal [2+2] addition products were isolated. The addition of styrene to tetramesitylgermasilene was determined to be completely regioselective. In the presence of ethyl vinyl ether or vinyl acetate, tetramesitylgermasilene undergoes a 1,2-mesityl shift yielding a silylgermylene, at a faster rate than addition to either alkene. Tetramesityldisilene was also found to yield a formal [2+2] adduct with styrene. However, tetramesityldigermene rearranges to a germylgermylene at a faster rate than styrene addition.
