methyl-magnesium iodide in diethyl ether (C6H5)3SiCl and an excess of CH3MgI in ether; evapn. of the ether; heating of the residue at 130°C for a few hours;;
Zhun', V. I.; Zhun', A. B.; Vlasenko, S. D.; Belorusskaya, L. A.; Chernyshev, E. A.; Sheludyakov, V. D.
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