Electrochemical reduction of dimethyldichlorosilane without solvent but in the presence of a small amount of complexing agent in an undivided cell fitted with a sacrificial aluminium anode and a stainless steel cathode, under constant current, was found to produce polydimethylsilane in very high faradaic yields.
M. Bordeau, C. Biran, M. Léger-Lambert and J. Dunoguès, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1991, 1476 DOI: 10.1039/C39910001476
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