Key indicators: single-crystal X-ray study; T = 173 K; mean (C-C) = 0.004 Å; R factor = 0.048; wR factor = 0.095; data-to-parameter ratio = 16.1.The molecule in the structure of the title compound, C 34 H 60 Si 4 , lies on a twofold rotation axis that passes through the two Si atoms, resulting in a planar cyclotetrasilane ring. The dihedral angle between the cyclotetrasilane ring and the phenyl ring is 68.20 (5) . The Si-Si bonds [2.4404 (8) and 2.4576 (8) Å ] are longer than a standard Si-Si bond (2.34 Å ) and the C-Si-C bond angle [97.07 (14) ] of the phenylsubstituted Si atom is smaller than the tetrahedral bond angle (109.5 ). These long bonds and small bond angle are favorable for reducing the steric hindrance among the bulky substituents.
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