in accordance with the present invention , it has now been found that novel oligothiophenes or polythiophenes of the helix formula : wherein x is br or i and r 1 is trialkyl with the alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms , may be synthesized by the following scheme in which five - membered thiophene heterocycles are cross - conjugated and annelated into a helix : the above synthetic route to compounds of the formula ( 1 ) consists of two iterations using 3 , 4 - dibromo - thiophene and 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 , 5 ′- di ( trimethylsilyl ) dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′-] thiophene ( 4 ) as the tetrafunctionalized starting modules for the first and second iterations , respectively . in each iteration , the modules are connected and then annelated . as the chirality is introduced only in the final annelation step , the stereochemical problems of racemic synthesis are avoided . in the first iteration , 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 3 , 3 ′- bithienyl ( 2 ) is prepared from 3 , 4 - dibromothiophene by a mono li / br exchange as previously reported ( gronovitz , acta chem scand . 1961 , 15 , 1393 - 1395 ). the two most acidic α - positions in 2 are tms - protected to give 3 . following the lda - mediated lithiation of the unprotected a - positions in 3 , the reaction of the dilithiated 3 with bis ( phenylsulfonyl ) sulfide gives the annelated product 4 . in the second iteration , mono li / br exchange in 4 is not successful . therefore , one of the tms groups in 4 is removed to give 5 in which a modest selectivity for the mono li / br exchange can be attained . the incomplete conversion of 4 into a mixture of 5 and 6 can be monitored by thin layer chromatography and nmr spectroscopy ; after recycling ( 6 to 4 and then to 5 ) 5 is obtained in 80 % yield . following the single li / br exchange on 5 , the resultant aryllithium species is oxidized with cucl 2 to give 7 which is subsequently annelated to give 1 . the structures of 4 and 1 were confirmed by single - crystal x - ray analysis . in 4 , all the thiophene rings are approximately coplanar . the c — br bonds are nearly parallel , with the c2 . . . c7 distance of 3 . 68 å and the br1 - c2 - c7 - br2 torsion angle is 13 . 3 °; therefore , 4 may be viewed as a 3 . 7 å spacer molecule . the structure of 1 shows the molecule has approximately twofold symmetry and includes one chloroform molecule , which is statistically disordered over two positions . the br . . . br distance is 3 . 90 å and the br atoms are pointing away from each other . the repulsion of the facing terminal thiophene rings , and especially between the bromine atoms , causes a relatively large interplanar angle between the terminal thiophene rings , 180 − 125 . 9 = 54 . 1 °. this is similar to the 58 . 5 ° for the interplanar angle between the terminal benzene rings in [ 6 ] helicene [ k . p . meurer , f . vögtle , top . curr . chem . 1985 , 1 - 76 ; i . navaza , g . tsoucaris , g . lebas , a . navaza , c . derango , bull . soc . chim . belg . 1979 , 88 , 863 - 870 ]. the individual thiophene rings are approximately planar with mean deviations of the least - square planes between 0 . 01 and 0 . 04 å ; the angles between the least - square planes of neighboring thiophene rings are between 7 . 9 and 11 . 2 °. with the middle thiophene rings as a reference , the inner ( c2 , c3 , c5 , c7 , c9 , c11 , c13 , c15 ) helix climbs 2 . 92 å and turns in - plane by 260 °. analogous values for [ 6 ] helicene are 3 . 12 å and 317 . 7 °, respectively . in both 1 and [ 6 ] helicene , the helix climbs for individual thiophene and benzene rings have similar patterns , with the smallest steps for the internal rings . the above - noted synthetic route can be applied to the synthesis of higher homologues of 1 . however , as the tetrafunctionalized module 1 is chiral , it would be more efficient to use a single enantiomer of 1 rather than its racemate as the starting material . in the oligothiophenes of the formula ( 1 ) above and the intermediate compounds ( 4 ), ( 5 ) and ( 6 ) shown in the synthetic scheme set forth above , x may be bromine or iodine and y is h or sir 1 wherein r 1 is trialkyl with the alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms . in the working examples set forth hereinafter , r 1 is either trimethyl or tri n - propyl , but compounds in which r 1 is constituted by other trialkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms are also within the scope of the invention . ether and tetrahydrofuran ( thf ) for use on vacuum line were freshly distilled from sodium / benzophenone prior to use bis ( phenylsulfonyl ) sulfide was obtained according to the literature procedure : f . de jong , m . j . janssen j . org . chem . 1971 , 36 , 1645 - 1648 . 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 3 , 3 ′- dithienyl was obtained from 3 , 4 - dibromothiophene following the method of gronovitz ( yield 40 %, lit . yield 52 %, s . gronovitz , acta chem . scand . 1961 , 15 , 1393 - 1395 ). zncl 2 ( 99 . 999 %, ultra dry ) was obtained from alfa ( johnson - mathey ). tbuli ( pentane ) and nbuli ( hexane ) were obtained from either alrich or acros ; prior to use , their concentrations were determined by titration with n - pivaloyl - o - toluidine ( j . suffert j . org . chem . 1989 , 54 , 509 - 510 ). all other commercially available chemicals , including meod ( 99 . 5 +% d ), were obtained from aldrich . column chromatography was carried out on tlc grade silica gel ( aldrich ), using 0 - 20 psig pressure . preparative tlc ( ptlc ) was carried out using analtech silica plates ( tapered with a preadsorbent zone ). standard techniques for synthesis under inert atmosphere , using schlenk glassware and gloveboxes ( mbraun and vacuum atmospheres ), were employed . nmr spectra were obtained using bruker and omega spectrometers ( 1 h , 500 mhz and 300 mhz ) using cdcl 3 or benzene - d 6 ( c 6 d 6 ) as solvent . the chemical shift references were as follows : ( 1 h ) tms , 0 . 0 ppm ( cdcl 3 ); benzene - d 5 , 7 . 15 ppm ; ( 13 c ) cdcl 3 , 77 . 0 ppm ( cdcl 3 ); benzene - d 6 , 128 . 4 ppm ( benzene - d 6 ). typical 1d fid was subjected to exponential multiplication with an exponent of 0 . 1 hz ( for 1 h ) and 1 . 0 - 2 . 0 hz ( for 13 c ). ir spectra were obtained using a nicolet avatar 360 ft - ir instrument , equipped with an atr sampling accessory ( spectra tech , inc .). a few drops of the compound in ch 2 cl 2 were applied to the surface of a znse atr plate horizontal parallelogram ( 45 °, wilmad ). after the solvent evaporated , the spectrum was acquired ( 16 scans , 1 - cm − 1 resolution ). gc / ms analyses were carried out using a hewlet - packard 5890 / 5972 instrument equipped with a 30 m × 0 . 25 mm db - 5 capilary column . typical oven temperatures were stepped up from 100 to 280 ° c . at a rate of 20 ° c ./ min . uvnis spectra were obtained on hewlett - packard ( hp 8450a and hp8452a ) diode array spectrophotometers . ms analyses were carried out at the midwest / nebraska center for mass spectrometry . elemental analyses were carried out by m - h - w laboratories , p . o . box 15149 , phoenix , ariz . 85060 . nbuli ( 1 . 94 m in hexane , 8 . 38 ml , 16 . 26 mmol , 2 . 2 equiv ) was added dropwise to diisopropylamine ( 2 . 48 ml , 17 . 70 mmol , 2 . 4 equiv ) in ether ( 35 ml ) at 0 ° c . after 1 . 5 h at 0 ° c ., 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 3 , 3 ′- dithienyl ( 2 . 394 g , 7 . 39 mmol ) in ether ( 55 ml ) was added dropwise . a large amount of a light yellow precipitate was formed . the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h at 0 ° c ., and then chlorotrimethylsilane ( 4 . 69 ml , 36 . 95 mmol , 5 . 0 equiv ) was added drop by drop at − 78 ° c . after 3 h at − 78 ° c ., the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature overnight . after extraction with ether ( 200 ml ), the combined organic layers was washed with water ( 3 × 150 ml ) and then dried over mgso 4 . concentration in vacuo gave a light yellow solid . purification by flash chromatography ( silica , hexane ) yielded the product as a white solid ( 2 . 416 g , 70 %). from two reactions on the 4 g and 8 g scales , 12 . 14 g ( 70 . 5 %) of 3 was obtained from 11 . 92 g of 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 3 , 3 ′- dithienyl . a sample for nmr and ms was obtained by additional treatment with chcl3 / ch 3 oh ( 10 : 1 , v / v ). m . p . 92 - 92 . 5 ° c . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ + 7 . 531 ( s , 2h ), 0 . 443 ( s , 18h ). 13 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 138 . 0 , 134 . 9 , 129 . 7 , 119 . 6 , − 0 . 8 [ j ( 29 si — 13 c )= 54 hz ]. ir ( cm − 1 ): 3098 . 8 , 2954 . 9 , 2896 . 7 ( c — h ). el - ms cluster : m / z (% ra for m / z - 100 - 1200 ): 471 . 9 ([ m + 6 ] + , 6 %), 470 . 9 ([ m + 5 ] + , 10 %), 469 . 9 ([ m + 4 ] + , 41 %), 468 . 9 ([ m + 3 ] + , 17 %), 467 . 9 ([ m + 2 ] + , 67 %), 466 . 9 ([ m + 1 ] + , 465 . 9 ( m + , 31 %), 456 . 9 ([ m + 6 - ch 3 ] + , 9 %), 455 . 9 ([ m + 5 - ch 3 ] + , 15 %), 454 . 9 ([ m + 4 - ch 3 ] + , 62 %), 453 . 9 ([ m + 3 - ch 3 ] + , 25 %), 452 . 9 ([ m + 2 - ch 3 ] + , 100 %), 451 . 9 ([ m + 1 - ch 3 ] + , 12 %), 450 . 9 ([ m - ch 3 ] + , 47 %). nbuli ( 1 . 94 m in hexane , 2 . 62 ml , 5 . 08 mmol , 2 . 3 equiv ) was added dropwise to diisopropylamine ( 0 . 78 ml , 5 . 57 mmol , 2 . 5 equiv ) in 190 ml dry ether at 0 ° c . after 1 h at 0 ° c ., 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 , 5 ′- di ( trimethylsilyl )- 3 , 3 ′- dithienyl ( 1 . 037 g , 2 . 21 mmol ) in ether ( 8 ml ) was added drop by drop . the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at 0 ° c ., and then solid bis ( phenylsulfonyl ) sulfide ( 0 . 696 g , 2 . 21 mmol , 1 . 0 equiv ) was added at − 78 ° c . the reaction mixture was kept at − 78 ° c . for 3 h , and then allowed to warm to ambient temperature overnight . the light yellow reaction mixture was washed with water ( 3 × 100 ml ) and then dried over mgso 4 . concentration in vacuo gave a yellow solid , which was purified by flash chromatography ( silica , hexane ) to give a white solid ( 0 . 805 g , 73 %). from three reactions on the 1 g scale , 2 . 06 g ( 65 %) of 4 was obtained from 3 . 0 g of 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 , 5 ′- di ( trimethylsilyl )- 3 , 3 ′- dithienyl . a sample for elemental analysis was obtained by recrystallization from chloroform / methanol ( 2 : 1 , v / v ) and then methanol / methylene chloride ( 1 : 1 , v / v ). a single crystal sample for x - ray crystallography was obtained from acetone . m . p . 153 . 5 - 154 ° c . anal . calcd . for c 14 h 18 s 3 si 2 br 2 : c , 33 . 73 ; h , 3 . 64 . found : c , 33 . 80 ; h , 3 . 69 . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , c 6 d 6 ): δ = 0 . 384 ( s , j ( 13 c - 1 h )= 120 hz ). 13 c { h } nmr ( 500 mhz , c 6 d 6 ): δ = 145 . 8 , 139 . 4 , 138 . 6 , 110 . 1 , − 0 . 4 [ j ( 29 si - 13 c )= 55 hz ]. ir ( cm − 1 ): 2953 . 2 , 2895 . 6 ( c — h ). ei - ms cluster : m / z (% ra for m / z = 100 - 700 ). found : 501 . 9 ([ m + 6 ] + , 17 %), 500 . 9 ([ m + 5 ] + , 24 %), 499 . 9 ([ m + 4 ] + , 82 %), 498 . 9 ([ m + 3 ] + , 39 %), 497 . 9 ([ m + 2 ] + , 100 %), 496 . 9 ([ m + 1 ] + , 18 %), 495 . 9 ( m + , 68 %). calcd . for c 14 h 18 s 3 si 2 br 2 . 501 . 8 ( 12 %), 500 . 8 ( 175 ), 499 . 8 ( 66 %), 498 . 8 ( 28 %), 497 . 8 ( 100 %), 496 . 8 ( 13 %), 495 . 9 ( 46 %). found : 486 . 9 ([ m + 6 - ch 3 ] + , 13 %), 485 . 9 ([ m + 5 - ch 3 ] + , 18 %), 484 . 9 ([ m + 4 - ch 3 ] + , 71 %), 483 . 9 ([ m + 3 - ch 3 ] + , 29 %), 482 . 9 ([ m + 2 - ch 3 ] + , 93 %), 481 . 9 ([ m + 1 - ch 3 ] + , 14 %), 489 . 9 ([ m - ch 3 ] + , 52 %). calcd . for c 13 h 15 s 3 si 2 br 2 : 486 . 8 ( 12 %), 485 . 8 ( 17 %), 484 . 8 ( 65 %), 483 . 8 ( 27 %), 482 . 8 ( 100 %), 481 . 8 ( 13 %), 480 . 8 ( 46 %). trifluoroacetic acid ( 2 . 0 ml ) was added dropwise to a vigorously stirred solution of 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 , 5 ′- di ( trimethylsilyl )- dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′- d ] thiophene ( 1 . 758 g , 36 . 3 mmol ) in chloroform ( 100 ml ). the reaction was monitored with the tlc ( silica , hexane ). after 5 , which possessed an intermediate r f compared to 4 and 6 , appeared as the major component of the reaction mixture ( ca . 30 min ), water ( 150 ml ) was added to the reaction mixture . following the usual aqueous workup with chloroform , the resultant white solid was purified by flash chromatography ( silica , hexane ) to give white crystals of 5 ( 0 . 871 g ). the side product 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′- d ] thiophene ( 0 . 177 g ) was recycled with lda and chlorotrimethylsilane and then combined with the unreacted starting material . the additional 0 . 338 g of 5 was obtained . the overall yield of 5 was 80 %. from two reactions on the 0 . 5 g and 0 . 3 g scales , 0 . 417 g ( 58 %, without recycling of 6 and 4 ) of 5 was obtained from 0 . 838 g of 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 , 5 ′- di ( trimethylsilyl )- dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′- d ] thiophene . m . p . 146 - 147 ° c . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 7 . 306 ( s , 1h , j ( 13 c - 1 h )= 193 hz ), 0 . 463 ( s , 9h , j ( 13 c - 1 h )= 120 hz ). 13 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 144 . 3 , 141 . 1 , 138 . 9 , 138 . 5 , 135 . 1 , 125 . 5 , 108 . 9 , 102 . 5 , − 0 . 8 [ j ( 29 si - 13 c )= 55 hz ]. ir ( cm − 1 ): 3112 . 3 , 3098 . 3 , 2956 . 2 , 2892 . 3 ( c — h ). ei - ms cluster : m / z (% ra for m / z = 100 - 700 ): 429 . 9 ([ m + 6 ] + , 10 %), 428 . 9 ([ m + 5 ] + , 12 %), 427 . 9 ([ m + 4 ] + , 62 %), 427 . 0 ([ m + 3 ] + , 19 %), 425 . 9 ([ m + 2 ] + , 100 %), 424 . 9 ([ m + 1 ] + , 9 %), 424 . 0 ( m + , 46 %), 414 . 9 ([ m + 6 - ch 3 ] + , 8 %), 413 . 9 ([ m + 5 - ch 3 ] + , 9 %), 412 . 9 ([ m + 4 - ch 3 ] + , 50 %), 411 . 9 ([ m + 3 - ch 3 ] + , 15 %, 410 . 9 ([ m + 2 - ch 3 ] + , 84 %), 409 . 9 ([ m + 1 - ch 3 ] + , 7 %), 408 . 9 ([ m - ch 3 ] + , 39 %). m . p . 181 - 182 ° c . anal . calcd . for c 8 h 2 s 3 br 2 : c , 27 . 14 ; h , 0 . 57 . found : c , 27 . 00 ; h , 0 . 20 . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 7 . 33 ( s , j ( 13 c ,- 1 h )= 193 hz ). 13 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 140 . 6 , 135 . 7 , 125 . 5 , 102 . 4 , ir ( cm − 1 ): 3113 . 6 , 3094 . 6 ( c — h ). nbuli ( 2 . 10 m in hexane , 0 . 22 ml , 0 . 47 mmol , 1 . 0 equiv ) was added to a solution of 3 , 4 - dibromo - 2 - trimethylsilyldithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′- d ] thiophene ( 200 mg , 0 . 47 mmol ) in ether ( 12 ml ) at − 78 ° c . after the solution was stirred for 3 h at − 78 ° c ., cucl 2 ( 629 mg , 10 equiv ) was added . the reaction mixture was kept at − 78 ° c . for another 3 h . subsequently , the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature over several hours and then kept at ambient temperature for another 1 - 2 days . the usual aqueous workup gave 170 mg of a light yellow solid . the compound was purified by column chromatography ( flash silica , hexane / benzene , 14 : 1 , v / v ), yielding 57 . 3 mg ( 35 %) of 7 as a white powder . from two reactions on the 0 . 02 g and 0 . 4 g scales , 0 . 11 g ( 32 %) of 7 was obtained from 0 . 42 g of 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - 5 - trimethylsilyl - dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′ 2 ′- d ] thiophene . a sample for elemental analysis was obtained by recrystallization from chloroform / methanol ( 1 : 5 , v / v ). m . p . 260261 ° c . anal . calcd . for c 22 h 20 s 6 si 2 br 2 : c , 38 . 14 ; h , 2 . 91 . found : c , 38 . 07 ; h , 3 . 16 . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 7 . 321 ( s , 2h , j ( 13 c - 13 h )= 189 hz ), 0 . 324 ( s , 18h , j ( 13 c - 1 h )= 120 hz ). 13 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 143 . 6 , 140 . 4 , 139 . 7 , 138 . 3 , 137 . 2 , 130 . 5 , 128 . 0 , 109 . 1 , − 0 . 8 [ j ( 29 si - 13 c )= 55 hz ]. ir ( cm − 1 ): 3109 . 1 , 2951 . 3 , 2892 , 0 , 2850 . 3 ( c — h ). hr ei - ms cluster : m / z ( ion type , relative intensity in % for m / z = 400 - 750 , deviation for the formula ): 693 . 7737 ([ m + 4 ] + , 42 %, 2 . 4 ppm for 12 c 22 h 20 s 6 si 2 81 br 2 ), 691 . 7755 ([ m + 2 ] + , 100 %, 2 . 7 ppm for 12 c 22 h 20 s 6 si 2 79 br 81 br ), 689 . 7786 ( m + , 80 %, 1 . 2 ppm for 12 c 22 h 20 s 6 si 2 79 br 2 ). lda ( 2 . 3 equiv ) was added to 7 ( 56 . 2 mg , 0 . 081 mmol , 1 equiv ) in ether ( 12 ml ) at 0 ° c . after the solution was stirred at 0 ° c . for 2 h , dry bis ( phenylsulfonyl ) sulfide ( 28 . 1 mg , 0 . 089 mmol , 1 . 1 equiv ) was added at − 78 ° c . the solution was kept at − 78 ° c . for 3h , then allowed to warm to ambient temperature over a 12 h period . the usual aqueous workup was followed by flash chromatography ( silica gel ) using hexane / chloroform ( 10 : 1 , v / v ). the product was obtained as a powder , 27 . 8 mg ( 47 %). from two reactions on the 0 . 01 g and 0 . 09 g scales , 43 . 5 mg ( 41 %) of i was obtained from 102 . 4 mg of 7 . samples for elemental analysis and x - ray crystallography were obtained by recrystallization from chloroform / acetone ( 2 : 1 , v / v ). m . p . 311 - 312 . 5 ° c . anal . calcd . for c 22 h 18 s 7 si 2 br 2 : c , 36 . 56 ; h , 2 . 51 . found : c , 36 . 88 ; h , 2 . 89 . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 0 . 376 ( s , j ( 13 c - 1 h )= 120 hz ). 1 3 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 143 . 4 , 140 . 6 , 140 . 4 , 139 . 4 , 135 . 9 , 131 . 8 , 130 . 3 , 112 . 5 , − 0 . 7 [ j ( 29 si - 13 c )= 54 hz ]. ir ( cm − 1 ): 2953 . 6 , 2922 . 6 , 2897 . 7 , 2851 . 3 ( c — h ). hr ei - ms cluster : m / z ( ion type , relative intensity in 5 for m / z = 100 - 1250 , deviation for the formula ): 723 . 7336 ([ m + 4 ] + , 68 %, - 2 . 5 ppm for 12 c 22 h 18 s 7 si 2 81 br 2 ), 721 . 7338 ([ m + 2 ] + , 100 %, 0 . 0 ppm for 12 c 22 h 18 s 7 si 2 79 br 81 br ), 719 . 7378 ( m + , 26 %, - 2 . 6 ppm for 12 c 22 h 18 s 7 si 2 79 br 2 ). nbuli ( 2 . 53 m in hexane , 0 . 26 ml , 0 . 66 mol , 2 . 3 equiv ) was added dropwise to diisopropylamine ( 0 . 093 ml , 2 . 5 equiv ) in ether ( 30 ml ) at 0 ° c . after 1 . 5 h at 0 ° c ., crystalline 4 , 4 ′- dibromo - dithieno [ 2 , 3 - b : 3 ′, 2 ′- d ] thiophene ( 0 . 100 g , 0 . 28 mmol ) was added . light yellow mixture with some precipitate was stirred for 3 . 5 h at 0 ° c ., and then chlorotri - n - propylsilane ( 0 . 31 ml , 1 . 41 mmol , 5 . 0 equiv ) was added drop by drop at − 78 ° c . after 3 h at − 78 ° c ., the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature overnight . after the usual aqueous workup with ether , column chromatography ( silica , hexane ) and crystallization ( chloroform / methanol , 2 : 1 ) yielded 94 . 0 mg ( 315 ) of 8 as a white powder . m . p . 141 - 142 ° c . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 1 . 45 - 1 . 36 ( m , 12h ), 1 . 02 - 0 . 94 ( m , 30h ). 13 c { 1 h } nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ): δ = 145 . 1 , 138 . 2 , 136 . 6 , 109 . 1 , 18 . 4 , 17 . 5 , 15 . 2 [ j ( 29 si - 13 c ) [ 55 hz ]. hr ei - ms cluster : m / z ( ion type , relative intensity in % for m / z - 480 - 608 , deviation for the formula ): 668 . 0344 ([ m + 4 ] + , 70 %, - 4 . 7 ppm for 12 c 26 h 42 s 3 si 2 81 br 2 ), 666 . 0363 ([ m + 2 ] + , 100 %, − 4 . 4 ppm for 12 c 26 h 42 s 3 si 2 79 br 81 br ), 664 . 0351 ( m + , 43 %, 0 . 5 ppm for 12 c 26 h 42 s 3 si 2 79 br 2 ). in view of the above , it will be seen that the several objects of the invention are achieved and other advantageous results attained . as various changes could be made in the above compositions and processes , without departing from the scope of the invention , it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense .