1,4-Dibromo-1,4-disilabutane

Molecules of the title compound, C₂H₈Br₂Si₂, have a crystallographic centre of inversion. The Si-C-C-Si unit is thus planar and has trans conformation. The Br-Si-C-C moieties show almost ideal gauche conformation with a Si-Br bond length of 2.2362 (12) Å.

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