Photochemistry of [tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzene
Abstract
Irradiation of [tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzene (trisylbenzene)(1) gave mainly [bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-p-trimethylsilylbenzene (2) and [bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzene (3); a free radical mechanism is proposed.