2.2.5.5-Tetraorganyl-1.4-dioxa-2.5-disilacyclohexane/2,2,5,5-Tetraorganyl-1,4-dioxa-2,5-disilacyclohexanes

The 2,2,5,5-tetraorganyl-1,4-dioxa-2,5-disilacyclohexanes 2a-2c were prepared by condensation of the corresponding (hydroxymethyl)diorganylsilanes 1 a-1 c. The constitution of the heterocycles was confirmed by elemental analyses, cryoscopic measurements, mass spectrometry, and NMR-spectroscopic \((^1H, ^{13}C)\) investigations. The molecular structure of 2 b was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis