The reaction of the (dichloromethyl)oligosilanes R(Me 3 Si) 2 -SiCHCl 2 4a−d (4a: R = Me; 4b: R = tBu; 4c: R = Ph; 4d: R = SiMe 3 ) with 8-(dimethylamino)-1-naphthyllithium leads to the intramolecularly donor-stabilized silenes 1a−d. Whereas 1a,b, and d were isolated as thermally stable yellow crystalline compounds, 1c could not be separated in a pure form but was characterized by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy as well as by its chemical reactivity with a variety of substrates. Dynamic 1 H NMR spectroscopic studies of 1a and 1d revealed coalescence of the signals of the two CSiMe 3 groups. In agreement with theoretical calculations, this effect was interpreted as the result of internal rotations about the silene double bond. These findings and the known relatively