Masayuki Ikeno

A novel reduction of α-aryl alkanols by diiododimethylsilane

Abstract An effective and convenient reduction of α-aryl alkanols has been developed with diiododimethylsilane to give the corresponding alkanes under mild conditions.

Reaction of dimethylsilylene with α-diketones. Formation and reaction of 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclopent-4-enes

Photolysis of dodecamethylcyclohexasilane (1) in biacetyl, pentane-2,3-dione, bi-n-butyryl, bi-iso-butyryl, and 3,5-di-t-butyl-o-benzoquinone gave substituted 1,3-dioxa-2-silacyclopent-4-enes, the thermal and chemical properties of which are reported.

Reaction of dimesitylsilylene with epoxides. Silanone–epoxide adducts

Dimesitylsilylene, generated by photolysis of 2,2-dimesitylhexamethyltrisilane (1), reacts with epoxides to give dimesitylsilanone–epoxide adducts.

Photolysis of diazidosilanes. Generation and reactions of digonal silicon intermediates such as silacarbodi-imides

Photolysis of diazidosilanes affords novel digonal silicon intermediates such as silacarbodi-imides which are trapped with t-butyl alcohol.