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A series of p-substituted benzoylsilanes have been synthesized and their infrared and ultraviolet spectra determined. Correlations of both the infrared carbonyl stretching frequency and the n–π* ultraviolet absorption with Hammett substituent constants have been found. Benzoylsilanes are generally unstable in ethanol undergoing light-catalyzed decomposition. Benzoyldiphenylphosphine was found to give spectra similar to those of benzoylsilanes.
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Brook et al. (1965) studied this question.
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