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2-Hydrogen-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisilacycloheptanes and 2-hydrogen-1,3-dioxa-2,4,8-trisiacyclooctanes, each as a mixture of three configurational isomers, were synthesized and halogenated with chlorine and bromine in the presence of pyridine. The stereochemical course of the halogenation reactions was studied by gas chromatography. 2-Chloro-2,4,7-trimethyl-4,7-bis(trimethyl-siloxy)-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisiacycloheptanes and 2-chloro-2,4,7-trimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisilacycloheptanes reacted with alcohols in the presence of pyridine, triethylamine, or 2,6-dimethylpyridine. Gas chromatography, and1H NMR and29Si NMR spectroscopy were used to investigate the stereochemistry of these substitution reactions. It has been found that all reactions proceed with retention of configuration and that the differences of the relative reactivities of the configurational isomers were distinctly smaller than those observed for reactions of the configurations isomers of functional cyclotrisiloxanes.

2-Hydrogen-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisilacycloheptanes and 2-hydrogen-1,3-dioxa-2,4,8-trisilacyclooctanes, each as a mixture of three configurational isomers, were synthesized and halogenated with chlorine and bromine in the presence of pyridine. The stereochemical course of the halogenation reactions was studied by gas chromatography. 2-Chloro-2,4,7-trimethyl-4,7-bis(trimethylsiloxy)-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisilacycloheptanes and 2-chloro-2,4,7-trimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,3-dioxa-2,4,7-trisilacycloheptanes reacted with alcohols in the presence of pyridine, triethylamine or 2,6-dimethylpyridine. Gas chromatography, H-1 NMR and Si-29 NMR spectroscopy were used to investigate the stereochemistry of these substitution reactions. It has been found that all reactions proceed with retention of configuration and that the differences of the relative reactivities of the configurational isomers were distinctly smaller than those observed for reactions of the configurational isomers of functional cyclotrisiloxanes.

The synthesis of styrene- and butadiene-cyclosiloxane block copolymers with halogenopropyl groups and their reaction with 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone are described.