The six-, eight- and twelve-membered cyclo-siloxanes, cyclo-[R2SiOSi(Ot-Bu)(2)O](2) (R = Me (1), Ph (2)), cyclo-(t-BUO)(2)-Si(OSiR2)(2)O (R = Me (3), Ph (4)), cyclo-R2Si[OSi(Ot-Bu)(2)](2)O (R = Me (5), Ph (6)) and cyclo-[(t-BuO)(2)Si(OSiMe2)(2)O](2) (3a) were synthesized in high yields by the reaction of (t-BUO)2Si(OH)2 and [(t-BuO)(2)SiOH](2)O with R2SiCl2 and (R2SiCl)(2)O (R = Me, Ph). Compounds 1-6 were characterized by solution and solid-state Si-29 NMR spectroscopy, electrospray mass spectrometry and osmometric molecular weight determination. The molecular structure of 4 has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and features a six-membered cyclo-siloxane ring that is essentially planar. The reduction of 1-6 with i-Bu2AlH (DIBAL-H) led to the formation of the metastable aluminosiloxane (t-BUO)(2)Si(OAli-Bu-2)(2) (7) along with Me2SiH2 and Ph2SiH2.
The six-, eight- and twelve-membered cyclo-siloxanes, cyclo-[R2SiOSi(Ot-Bu)(2)O](2) (R = Me (1), Ph (2)), cyclo-(t-BUO)(2)-Si(OSiR2)(2)O (R = Me (3), Ph (4)), cyclo-R2Si[OSi(Ot-Bu)(2)](2)O (R = Me (5), Ph (6)) and cyclo-[(t-BuO)(2)Si(OSiMe2)(2)O](2) (3a) were synthesized in high yields by the reaction of (t-BUO)2Si(OH)2 and [(t-BuO)(2)SiOH](2)O with R2SiCl2 and (R2SiCl)(2)O (R = Me, Ph). Compounds 1-6 were characterized by solution and solid-state Si-29 NMR spectroscopy, electrospray mass spectrometry and osmometric molecular weight determination. The molecular structure of 4 has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and features a six-membered cyclo-siloxane ring that is essentially planar. The reduction of 1-6 with i-Bu2AlH (DIBAL-H) led to the formation of the metastable aluminosiloxane (t-BUO)(2)Si(OAli-Bu-2)(2) (7) along with Me2SiH2 and Ph2SiH2.