Chlorotrimethylsilane → 1-(3-Trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl)-1-(3,6-di-tert-butylfluorenyl)diphenylmethane

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To a solution of 0.45 g (0.88 mmol) of 1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1-(3,6-di-tert-butylfluorenyl)diphenylmethane in 30 ml of THF, 0.54 ml (0.97 mmol) of a hexane solution of n butyllithium was dropwise added in a nitrogen atmosphere with ice cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature for 16 hours. After the resulting solution was cooled to −78° C., a solution of 0.22 ml (1.76 mmol) of chlorotrimethylsilane in 10 ml of THF was slowly added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 6 hours. To the reaction solution, 20 ml of water was added to terminate the reaction. The resulting solution was subjected to extraction with diethyl ether, then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and vacuum evaporated to dryness to obtain a yellow solid. The solid was washed with a small amount of methanol and dried under reduced pressure to obtain 0.42 g of an opaque white solid (yield: 81.8%). The analyzed values are given below.

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