The preparation of 5,5'-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)bisbicyclo[2.2.1]heptene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride, 3, by a novel synthetic approach was found to be an effective method to isolate this disiloxane which is difficult to purify. The structure of the diastereomerically mixed product was confirmed by a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic and liquid chromatographic studies and correlated to the X-ray structure from the D,L-isomer. The hydrosilation of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride 1 by 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane and pentamethyldisiloxane is compared.