Dichlorodimethylsilane → Dimethyl-bis(2-methyl-1H-inden-1-yl)silane

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In a 500 ml a reaction vessel made of glass, 4.3 g (33 mmol) of 2-methylindene was dissolved in 80 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 21 ml of a 1.6M hexane solution of n-butyllithium was gradually added dropwise to the solution while cooling. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, and then cooled again. To this mixture, 2.1 g of dimethyldichlorosilane was gradually added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. Thereafter, 50 ml of water was added. An organic layer was separated, and dried, thereby giving 3.5 g of dimethylbis(2-methylindenyl)silane.

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