Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.7, 680-681, 2008
Stable halodilithiosilanes: Synthesis and reactivity of TsiXSiLi(2) (X = Br and Cl)
The stable bromodilithiosilane at room temperature was synthesized in 86% yield by the reduction of the corresponding tribromo[tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]silane with lithium naphthalenide.