The Syntheses and Characterization of the Bulky Terphenyl Silanes and Chlorosilanes 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiCl 3 , 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 SiCl 3 , 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiHCl 2 , 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 SiHCl 2 , 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiH 3 , 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 SiH 3 and 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiC1 2 SiC1 3

The synthesis and characterization of the primary terphenyl silanes and chlorosilanes 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiCl 3 (la), 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 SiHC 3 (lb), 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiHCl 2 (2a), 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 . SiHC1 2 (2b), 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 SiH 3 (3a), 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 SiH 3 (3b) and 2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 siCl 2 -SiCl 3 (4), (where Mes = 2,4,6-Me 3 C 6 H 2 and Trip = 2,4,6-i-Pr 3 C 6 H 2 ) are described. Compounds (la, lb), (2a, 2b) and (4) were prepared by the reaction between SiC1 4 , SiHCl 3 or Si 2 C1 6 , respectively, and the appropriate aryl lithium reagent (2,6-Mes 2 C 6 H 3 Li or 2,6-Trip 2 C 6 H 3 Li·OEt 2 ). Compounds (3a) and (3b) were prepared by reduction of (1a) and (1b) with LiA1H 4 , respectively. The derivatives (la) – (3a) were characterized by 1 H, 13 C, 29Si NMR and IR spectroscopy. The structures of (la), (lb) and (4) have been determined. Crystal data with Cu Kα (λ = 1.54178 Å) at 130 K: (la), a = 9.074(2) Å, b = 16.681(3) Å, c = 15.842 (3) Å, β = 105.20(3)°, V = 2313.9(8) Å 3 , Z = 4, space group P2 1 /c, 2772 (I > 2σ(I)) data, R = 0.042; (lb), a = 12.197(2) Å, b = 25.602(5) Å, c = 11.098(2) Å, V = 3465.5(11) Å 3 , Z = 4, space group Pnma, 2131 (I > 2σ(I)) data, R = 0.061; (4), a = 10.799(2) Å, b = 15.355(3) Å, c = 16.724(3) Å, β = 106.907(13)°, V = 2653.2(8) Å 3 , Z = 4, space group P2 1 /n, 2852 (I > 2σ(I)) data, R = 0.047.