• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.65-70
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• 2013

1,1-Bis(n-butyl)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-silacyclopentadiene (3) and 1,1-bis(t-butyl)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-silacyclopentadiene (4) are synthesized from the reaction of the versatile silole dianion (2) with n-butyl bromide and t-butyl bromide. Reduction of (3) and (4) with an excess of lithium to give 1,1-bis(n-butyl)-2,5-dilithio-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-silacyclopenta-3-enide (6) and 1,1-bis(t-butyl)-2,5-dilithio-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-silacyclopenta-3-enide (7). $^{13}C$-NMR study of two 2,5-carbodianions (6 and 7) shows tert-carbanion at 73.18 and 78.12 ppm respectively. Two bulky tert-butyl groups in (7) increase the inversion barrier at the tert-carbanion, line broadenings of tert-butyl groups in $^1H$ and $^{13}C$-NMR spectrum are observed.