Organosilicon chemistry. Part VI. The photochemical reaction of bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury with hexafluorobenzene and with trimethyl-(pentafluorophenyl)silane

Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic Pub Date: DOI: 10.1039/J39700002193

Abstract

Bis(trimethylsilyl)mercury readily gives trimethyl(pentafluorophenyl)silane and tetrafluoro-1,3- and -1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzene when irradiated in the presence of hexafluorobenzene, probably via a free-radical mechanism.

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