Hexakis[
-(trichlorosilyl)alkyl]benzenes
2 [alkyl = ethyl (
a), propyl (
b)] containing 18peripheral chlorine substituents on the six silicon atoms as functionalities were preparedin 72% and 53% yields by the one-pot reaction of benzene with a 6-fold excess of
-chloroalkyltrichlorosilanes such as 2-chloroethyltrichlorosilane (
1a) and 3-chloropropyltrichlorosilane (
1b) in the presence of aluminum chloride, respectively. Single-crystal X-rayanalysis of compound
2b reveals that the 18 chlorine substituents on the six silicons aresymmetrically located on the outside
. Compounds
2a,
b reacted easily with methylmagnesiumbromide in diethyl ether at room temperature to give hexakis[
-(trimethylsilyl)alkyl] in highisolated yields of 93 and 94%.