“…Among disilanes, 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyldisilane (Ph 4 Si 2 H 2 ) performed better than 1,1,2,2-tetraanisyldisilane [( p -MeOPh) 4 Si 2 H 2 ] and 1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenydiailane [(Ph(CH 3 )SiH) 2 ]. The reaction accomplished in the presence of pentamethyldisilane (Me 5 Si 2 H) required a longer reaction time . Cyclizations with tris(trimethylsilyl)silane [(TMS) 3 SiH], Ph 4 Si 2 H 2 and n -butylgermanium hydride ( n -Bu 3 GeH) were quantitative (entries 21–26), but a higher yield of 4a was noticed with n -Bu 3 SnH (entries 27 and 28).…”