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BTMSA is used as a [[nucleophile]] in [[Friedel-Crafts reaction|Friedel-Crafts]] type [[acylation]]s and [[alkylation]]s and a precursor to lithium trimethylsilylacetylide. The TMS groups can be removed with [[tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride]] (TBAF) and replaced with protons. BTMSA is also a useful [[reagent]] in [[cycloaddition]] reactions. Illustrating its versatility, BTMSA was used in a concise total synthesis of (±)-[[estrone]].<ref>Curtain, M. L.; Wang, C. Bis(trimethylsilyl) acetylene. e-EROS.</ref> A key step in this synthesis was the formation of the steroidal skeleton, catalyzed by [[Cyclopentadienylcobalt dicarbonyl|CpCo(CO)<sub>2</sub>]].
BTMSA is used as a [[nucleophile]] in [[Friedel-Crafts reaction|Friedel-Crafts]] type [[acylation]]s and [[alkylation]]s and a precursor to lithium trimethylsilylacetylide. The TMS groups can be removed with [[tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride]] (TBAF) and replaced with protons. BTMSA is also a useful [[reagent]] in [[cycloaddition]] reactions. Illustrating its versatility, BTMSA was used in a concise total synthesis of (±)-[[estrone]].<ref>Curtain, M. L.; Wang, C. Bis(trimethylsilyl) acetylene. e-EROS.</ref> A key step in this synthesis was the formation of the steroidal skeleton, catalyzed by [[Cyclopentadienylcobalt dicarbonyl|CpCo(CO)<sub>2</sub>]].


BTMSA also serves as a [[ligand]] in [[organometallic chemistry]]. For example, it forms stable [[adduct]]s with [[metallocene]]s.<ref>Rosenthal, U.; Burlakov, V. V.; Arndt, P.; Baumann, W.; Spannenberg, A. Organometallics 2003, 22, 884. {{DOI|10.1021/om0208570}}</ref>
BTMSA also serves as a [[ligand]] in [[organometallic chemistry]]. For example, it forms stable [[adduct]]s with [[metallocene]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/om0208570|title=The Titanocene Complex of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene: Synthesis, Structure, and Chemistry†|year=2003|last1=Rosenthal|first1=Uwe|last2=Burlakov|first2=Vladimir V.|last3=Arndt|first3=Perdita|last4=Baumann|first4=Wolfgang|last5=Spannenberg|first5=Anke|journal=Organometallics|volume=22|issue=5|pages=884–900}}</ref>

: Cp<sub>2</sub>TiCl<sub>2</sub> + Mg + Me<sub>3</sub>SiC≡CSiMe<sub>3</sub> → Cp<sub>2</sub>Ti[(CSiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] + MgCl<sub>2</sub>
: Cp<sub>2</sub>TiCl<sub>2</sub> + Mg + Me<sub>3</sub>SiC≡CSiMe<sub>3</sub> → Cp<sub>2</sub>Ti[(CSiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] + MgCl<sub>2</sub>



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Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene
Skeletal formula of bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene
Ball-and-stick model of the bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethynediylbis(trimethylsilane)
Other names
BTMSA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.035.141 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1S/C8H18Si2/c1-9(2,3)7-8-10(4,5)6/h1-6H3 ☒N
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  • InChI=1/C8H18Si2/c1-9(2,3)7-8-10(4,5)6/h1-6H3
    Key: ZDWYFWIBTZJGOR-UHFFFAOYAF
  • C(#C[Si](C)(C)C)[Si](C)(C)C
Properties
C8H18Si2
Molar mass 170.402 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless to white Liquid
Density 0.791 g/cm3
Melting point 26 °C (79 °F; 299 K)
Boiling point 134.6 ± 8.0 °C
0.031 g/L
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Flammable, Irritant
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (BTMSA) is an organosilicon compound with the formula C2(Si(CH3)3)2. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. This compound is used as a surrogate for acetylene.

BTMSA is prepared by treating acetylene with butyl lithium followed by addition of chlorotrimethylsilane:[1][2]

Li2C2 + 2 (CH3)3SiCl → [(CH3)3Si]2C2 + 2 LiCl

Applications

BTMSA is used as a nucleophile in Friedel-Crafts type acylations and alkylations and a precursor to lithium trimethylsilylacetylide. The TMS groups can be removed with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (TBAF) and replaced with protons. BTMSA is also a useful reagent in cycloaddition reactions. Illustrating its versatility, BTMSA was used in a concise total synthesis of (±)-estrone.[3] A key step in this synthesis was the formation of the steroidal skeleton, catalyzed by CpCo(CO)2.

BTMSA also serves as a ligand in organometallic chemistry. For example, it forms stable adducts with metallocenes.[4]

Cp2TiCl2 + Mg + Me3SiC≡CSiMe3 → Cp2Ti[(CSiMe3)2] + MgCl2

BTMSA is also used in the total synthesis of epibatidine (and analogs), and also in the synthesis of iclaprim.

References

  1. ^ Holmes, A.; Sporikou, C.; Org. Synth. 1993, Coll. Vol. 8, 606.
  2. ^ Walton, D. R. M.; Waugh, F., J. Organomet. Chem. 1972, 37, 45. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)89260-8
  3. ^ Curtain, M. L.; Wang, C. Bis(trimethylsilyl) acetylene. e-EROS.
  4. ^ Rosenthal, Uwe; Burlakov, Vladimir V.; Arndt, Perdita; Baumann, Wolfgang; Spannenberg, Anke (2003). "The Titanocene Complex of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene: Synthesis, Structure, and Chemistry†". Organometallics. 22 (5): 884–900. doi:10.1021/om0208570.