MONO-TRIMETHYLSILYL-FORMAMIDE AND BIS-(TRIMETHYLSILYL)-FORMAMIDE .82. CONTRIBUTION TO CHEMISTRY OF SILICON - NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

Reactions of formamide with hexamethyldisilazane (equ. 3) or with trimethylsilylcyanide (equ. 1) in benzene give trimethylsilylformamide (I). After metallation of I and succeeding reaction with trimethylchlorosilane at -65°, bis(trimethylsilyl)formamide (II) can be isolated with 30% yield (equ. 13). Infrared as well as nmr spectra point to a N,N-, not to a N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)derivative in the compound II. The solvent free reaction of formamide with hexamethyldisilazane leads in high yield to triazine (equ. 5, 6); this method is superior to all other triazine syntheses. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.