1,1-Dichlorosilacyclobutane → 1,1-Diacetoxysilacyclobutane

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To 30.0 g trimethylsilylacetate was added 16.0 g 1,1-dichlorosilacyclobutane. The reactants were stirred for one hour at 25° C. and fractional distillation performed on the reaction mixture. The title compound was isolated as a clear, colorless fluid. The yield was 14.6 g (81.4%). The structure of the product was confirmed by mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).

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