The addition of acetonitrile and propionitrile to two Brook silenes, (Me3Si)(2)Si=C(OSiMe3)R where R = 1-Ad and t-Bu, was examined. Products derived from addition of the alpha-CH of the nitrile across the silicon carbon double bond were identified. The reactivity of Brook silenes and naturally polarized silenes toward nitriles is compared.
The addition of acetonitrile and propionitrile to two Brook silenes, (Me3Si)(2)Si=C(OSiMe3)R where R = 1-Ad and t-Bu, was examined. Products derived from addition of the alpha-CH of the nitrile across the silicon carbon double bond were identified. The reactivity of Brook silenes and naturally polarized silenes toward nitriles is compared.
The addition of acetonitrile and propionitrile to two Brook silenes, (Me3Si)(2)Si=C(OSiMe3)R where R = 1-Ad and t-Bu, was examined. Products derived from addition of the alpha-CH of the nitrile across the silicon carbon double bond were identified. The reactivity of Brook silenes and naturally polarized silenes toward nitriles is compared.