Reductive tetrasilylation of t-butyl-, trimethylsilyl-and o-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzenes with Me3SiCl/Li/THF was carried out in high yields, giving the corresponding cyclohexene derivatives [one (1), two (2a and 2b) and one (3) isomers, respectively]. X-Ray structure analysis of 1 and comparison of NMR (1H, 29Si) data of the four products allowed complete structure assignments. The presence of a t-Bu or Me3Si group in the vinylic position ...