Dichlorodimethylsilane → Chloro(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)dimethylsilane

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A solution of Me2SiCl2 (225 mL, 1.86 mol) in 450 mL of diethyl ether was cooled to 0° C., after which a sodium cyclopentadiene (compound 1) solution (1.68 M, 950 mL, 1.60 mol) was added dropwise. A white precipitate formed immediately. The reaction was allowed to warm up to room temperature and was stirred for an additional 4 hours. The resulting reaction mixture was centrifuged to separate precipitate from supernatant. The volatiles of the isolated supernatant were removed in vacuo. Fractional distillation yielded 122.76 g (48%) of the desired product as a colorless liquid (48-52° C./15 mmHg).

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