Inversion of the configuration at the silicon center is observed for the reaction of benzyl bromide with the highly enantiomerically enriched silyllithium compound 2. In contrast, retention of configuration occurs at the silicon center with benzyl chloride, which suggests two different reaction mechanisms.
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