“…Mes 2 Si(Me)CH 2 CH 2 t-Bu ( 9): 1 H NMR (C 6 D 6 ) δ 0.74 (s, 3 H, SiCH 3 ), 0.82 (s, 9 H, C(CH 3 ) 3 ), 1. 25 (15): IR (cm −1 ) 793 (m), 847 (m), 1285 (m), 1449 (m), 1605 (m), 2978 (s); 1 H NMR (C 6 D 6 ) δ 0.76 (s, 3 H, SiCH 3 ), 2.10 (s, 6 H, Mes p-CH 3 ), 2.29 (s, 12 H, Mes o-CH 3 ), 5.63 (dd, J = 5, 20 Hz, 1 H, SiCHCH 2 ), 5.86 (dd, J = 4, 14 Hz, 1 H, SiCHCH 2 ), 6.68 (dd, J = 5, 20 Hz, 1 H, SiCHCH 2 ), 6.70 (s, 4 H, Mes-H); 13 In the addition of MeLi to 4, a viscous, colorless oil, identified as a mixture of 12 and 16, was obtained in a ratio of 1:0.03 (10 mg, 92% yield).…”