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Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)cyclobutadiene and Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedrane
Author(s) -
Maier Günther,
Neudert Jörg,
Wolf Oliver
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010504)40:9<1674::aid-anie16740>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - cyclobutadiene , trimethylsilyl , chemistry , derivative (finance) , computational chemistry , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , business , finance
A route to unsubstituted tetrahedrane? One option is offered by the tetrakis(trimethylsilyl) derivative, which is generated upon irradiation of the corresponding cyclobutadiene (see scheme). Tetrahedrane itself could also possibly be accessed from the tetralithiotetrahedrane by this route.