Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.1, 22-23, 2002
Intramolecular dimerization of silylenes leading to novel cyclic disilenes
Photochemically generated 1,6-diphenyl-1,6-disilahexane-1,6,6-tetrayl (1,6-bissilylene) undergoes intramolecular dimerization to give 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohex-1-ene.