To a suspension of 0.63 g (26.3 mmol) of HNa in THF at −78° C., a solution of 6.3 g (26.3 mmol) of cyclopentadienylindenyldimethylsilane in THF was added. Immediately a purple solution was formed. Then, the volatiles were removed and the residue was washed with hexane to give a pink solid. The solid was solved again in THF and a solution of 5.2 g (26.3 mmol) of 2-bromo-1-trimethylsiloxyethane in THF was added at room temperature. A white suspension was formed immediately. The mixture was stirred for 12 h, and then the solvents were removed and the residue was treated with hexane and the supernatant solution was filtered. The removal of the hexane led to a brown oil. This oil was distilled in order to obtain a yellow-orange oil, which was characterized as a mixture of position isomers of (2-trimethylsiloxyethylindenyl) cyclopentadienyl dimethyl silane. (Tb: 170–175° C.; 1 mm Hg), (3.9 g, 11 mmol, yield: 42%). 1H-RMN(CDCl3): 7.54–7.42 (m, 2H); 7.31–7.12 (m, 2H); 6.95 (m, 1H); 6.91 (m, 1H); 6.72 (m, 1H); 6.61 (m, 1H); 6.60–6.42 (m, 3H); 3.78 (m, 2H); 3.62 (m, 1H); 3.42 (m, 2H); 2.62 (m, 2H); 0.17 (m, 15 H).
