| abstract |
Silylium salts corresponding to the formula: R3Si(X')q<+>A<-> wherein R independently each occurrence is selected from hydrocarbyl, silyl, hydrocarbyloxy, dihydrocarbylamino, and combinations thereof having up to 30 nonhydrogen atoms, X' is an optional Lewis base having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, q is 0 or 1, and A<-> is a noncoordinating, compatible anion, are prepared by oxidizing, preferably electrolytically, a solution comprising a disilane compound corresponding to the formula: R3SiSiR3 wherein R is as previously defined, in the presence of a source of the noncoordinating counter ion, A<->. |