Highly reactive small and medium carbacyclic silanes and germanes
Reactions of silylenes and germylenes, divalent group 14 element derivatives, with various olefins were investigated. Also, reactions of these species, as well as of disila- and digermacyclobutanes with Buckminsterfullerene are described. Studies on the generation and reactivity of dilithio 1,2- disilaacenaphthene and dilithio-9,lO-disilaanthracene have also been performed.