Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.12, 1212-1213, 2001
Selective Si-Si bond cleavage of decaisopropylbicyclo[2.2.0]hexasilane with hydrobromic acid and hydrochloric acid
In the reactions of decaisopropylbicyclo[2.2.0]hexasilane (1) with hydrobromic acid and hydrochloric acid, the bridgehead Si-Si bond of 1 was selectively cleaved to give 1-halo-1,2,2,3,3,4,5,5,6,6-decaisopropylcyclohexasilanes. The X-ray crystallographic analysis of the products indicates that the cis-addition of the acids to the Si-Si bond is preferable.