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A new and easy route to polysilanylpotassium compounds
Marschner, Christoph
, p. 221 - 226 (1998)
A method is presented for the synthesis of tertiary, secondary, and primary polysilylpotassium compounds. Reaction of potassium tert-butoxide, in either DME or THF, with a suitable precursor molecule, proceeds by cleavage of a trimethylsilyl - polysilanyl bond, and formation of trimethylsilyl tert-butyl ether and a polysilanylpotassium compound. This route allows easy and flexible access to a number of novel polysilanylpotassium compounds, avoiding the hitherto common use of poisonous mercury compounds.