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Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane
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<h2 id="preparation-and-reactions">Preparation and reactions</h2> <p>The compound is prepared by the reaction of <a href="/facts/Trimethylsilyl_chloride/CKlvuSgR">trimethylsilyl chloride</a>, <a href="/facts/Silicon_tetrachloride/MXnhxpVK">silicon tetrachloride</a>, and lithium:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> 4 Me3SiCl + SiCl4 + 8 Li → (Me3Si)4Si + 8 LiCl <p>The compound is a precursor to tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl lithium by reaction with <a href="/facts/Methyl_lithium/Fo5UzmsP">methyl lithium</a>:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> (Me3Si)4Si + MeLi → (Me3Si)3SiLi + Me4Si <p>The organolithium compound (Me3Si)3SiLi is a versatile reagent, e.g. to <a href="/facts/Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane/JfywrwnN">tris(trimethylsilyl)silane</a> ((Me3Si)3SiH). </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tris(trimethylsilyl)methane/xXN4XXeR">Tris(trimethylsilyl)methane</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Gilman, H.; Smith, C. L. (1967). "Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 8 (2): 245–253. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)91037-4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Joachim Dickhaut, Bernd Giese (1992). "Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane". Org. Synth. 70: 164. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.070.0164. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Joachim Dickhaut, Bernd Giese (1992). "Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane". Org. Synth. 70: 164. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.070.0164. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>