Cyclic isomers and cyclodimers of 3-oxo-1-silaprop-1-enes
Abstract
3-Oxo-1-silaprop-1-enes, when generated by photochemical decomposition of α-diazo-α-silyl carbonyl compounds, cyclize to 1-oxa-2-silacyclobut-3-enes provided that the substituent at C-3 is sterically demanding; otherwise, the head-to-tail cyclodimers (1,5-dioxa-2,6-disilacyclo-octa-3,7-dienes) are obtained.