Sila- and Germacyclopropabenzenes
Abstract

This review article describes the initial work on the sila- and germacyclopropabenzenes, the heavier congeners of cyclopropabenzenes that have a silicon or germanium atom instead of a carbon atom as the bridging atom of its cyclopropabenzene skeleton. The key factor in their successful preparation is the development of a synthetic method that is effective under mild conditions, i.e., the reaction of a dilithio compound (Tbt(Dip)MLi2 (M = Si, Ge)) that has effective steric protective groups, 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl (denoted as Tbt) and 2,6-diisopropylphenyl (denoted as Dip), with 1,2-dibromobenzene at −78 °C. These were successfully applied to the synthesis of not only sila- and germacyclopropabenzenes but also stable bis(sila- and germacyclopropa)benzenes with two sila- and germacyclopropene rings fused to one benzene ring. These compounds are the heavier congeners of the unknown bis(cyclopropa)benzene derivative.
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