A systematic investigation of the reaction of SiF2 with ethylene and six methyl-substituted ethylenes. II. Characterization of polymeric products, open chain organosilicon derivatives, and 1,2-disilacyclobutanes
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Polymers produced by the reaction of SiF2 with olefins have been characterized by 13C and 29Si nmr spectroscopy and have been found to have a regular head-to-tail structure with isolated SiF2 groups between olefin units. Only minor proportions of Si2F4 units are formed. The open chain organosilicon derivatives formed in the reaction are, with one exception, isomers of 1,2-disilacyclohexanes. The 1,2-disilacyclobutanes are formed stereospecifically with retention of alkyl stereochemistry. 19F chemical shifts can be predicted by additive chemical shift parameters for the effect of alkyl substitution.