“…4,5-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,7-dimethyl-2,7-diphenyl-3,6-dioxa-2,7-disilaoctane (meso and DL, 4a). 24 Colorless oil (29.1 mg, 75% yield); 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): 7.46−6.65 (m, 18H meso and 18H DL), 4.64 (s, 2H, meso), 4.48 (s, 2H, DL), 3.83 (s, 6H, DL), 3.76 (s, 6H, meso), 0.40 (s, 6H, meso), 0.20 (s, 6H, meso), 0.03 (s, 6H, DL), −0.04 (s, 6H, DL); 13 4,5-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)-2,7-dimethyl-2,7-diphenyl-3,6-dioxa-2,7disilaoctane (meso and DL, 5a). 23 Colorless oil (22.2 mg, 62% yield); 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): 7.41−6.79 (m, 18H meso and 18H DL), 4.64 (s, 2H, meso), 4.44 (s, 2H, DL), 0.21 (s, 6H, meso), 0.15 (s, 6H, meso), 0.02 (s, 6H, DL), −0.04 (s, 6H, DL); 13 2,7-Dimethyl-4,5-di(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,7-diphenyl-3,6-dioxa-2,7-disilaoctane (meso and DL, 6a).…”