“…Hexane was distilled from sodium/benzophenone/triglym. 1,7-Dichloro-1,7-disilabicyclo[5.5.0]dodecane [21a], 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane [32], 1-(4-bromophenyl)-1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-2-phenyldisilane [33], [5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-10,15,20-tris[3 0 ,5 0 -(di-tert-butyl)phen-yl]porphinato]zinc(II) (ZnP-Bpin) [34], and [Si 2 ]-C 60 [23] were synthesized as described before. To a solution of 1,7-dichloro-1,7-disilabicyclo[5.5.0] dodecane (Cl-Si 2 (syn)-Cl; 2.…”