The transformation of alkynyl-, allyl-, and benzyltrimethylsilanes to the corresponding tributylstannanes is reported. The reaction is initiated by the addition of tetrabutylammonium fluoride to a mixture of the silane and bis(tributyltin)oxide in tetrahydrofuran. The stannanes are isolated in approx. quantitative yields after removal of the volatile bis(trimethylsilyl)oxide in vacuo. Silane, Stannane, Catalysis.
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Warner et al. (1994) studied this question.