Open, cyclic, and bicyclic compounds of double silylated phosphorus and boron.

Salt elimination reactions of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium (1), and two 1,4-dipotassiooligosilanes (3, 5) with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinodichloroborane and diethylaminodichlorophosphane have generated open (2), cyclic (4) and bicyclic (6) bora- and phosphaoligosilanes. A monosilylated phosphane and the two five-membered cyclosilanes have been subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.