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The exhaustive trichlorosilylation of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene was achieved in one step by using a mixture of Si2 Cl6 and [nBu4 N]Cl (72 equiv) as the silylation reagent. The corresponding butadiene dianion salt [nBu4 N]2 [1] was isolated in 36 % yield after recrystallization. The negative charges of [1]2- are mainly delocalized across its two carbanionic (Cl3 Si)2 C termini (α-effect of silicon) such that the central bond possesses largely C=C double-bond character. Upon treatment with 4 equiv of HCl, [1]2- is converted into neutral 1,