Benzene, 2-bromo-1,4-dimethyl- → (2,5-Dimethylphenyl)(dimethyl)octylsilane

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1.95 g (80.2 mmol) of finely cut magnesium metal was placed in a 200 ml four-necked flask, and 50 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was further charged. The mixture was heated up to 70° C. while stirring, and 50 ml of a solution of 5 g (27.0 mmol) of 2-bromo p-xylene in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise while caring for steep reaction (reflux). After completion of the addition, it was refluxed for 30 minutes, then, cooled to 40° C., and to this was added 6.7 g (32.4 mmol) of dimethyloctylsilyl chloride while stirring. The solution was again heated and refluxed for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was charged in an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution, and extracted (toluene/water) and the organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate. After concentration, the product was purified and isolated by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane) to obtain 3.19 g of 2-(dimethyloctylsilyl)-p-xylene.

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