Chlorotrimethylsilane → 4-Methoxy-2,2,8,8-tetramethyl-6-methylidene-3,7-dioxa-2,8-disilanon-4-ene

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To diisopropylamine (6.8 ml, 48 mm) in THF at 0° C. is added 30 ml of 1.6 M n-butyllithium (48 mm), then 6.5 ml tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA, 48 mm) cooled to -78° C. Then 7.6 g (40 mm) of methyl 3-trimethylsilyloxybut-2-enoate is added over 5 minutes at -70° C. The mixture is stirred at -75° for 10 minutes, then 8 ml (48 mm) trimethylsilylchloride is added over 5 minutes at -75° C. The solution is warmed to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is slurried in 500 ml of n-hexane, and solids filtered off. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo, B.P.=75°-76° C. at 0.3 mm Hg.

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