Electrochemical oxidation of deca-n-propylcyclopentasilane [(n-Pr) 2Si]5, dodecamethylcyclohexasilane (Me2Si)6 and tetradecaethylcycloheptasilane (Et2Si)7

James Y. Becker, Meiqin Shen, Robert West

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Abstract

The electrochemical oxidation of three cyclic polysilane derivatives, namely [(n-Pr)2Si]5 (I), (Me2Si)6 (II) and (Et2Si)7 (III), in dichloromethane or methanol, in the presence of C1O-4, HSO-4 or AcO- salts, on graphite or Pt anodes, provides cyclic and linear siloxanes as major products, stemming from oxygen insertion and ring-opening processes respectively. The effects of ring-size, electrolyte, solvent, atmosphere and anode material are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-82
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume417
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Nov 1996

Keywords

  • Deca-n-propylcyclopentasilane
  • Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane
  • Oxidation
  • Tetradecaethylcycloheptasilane

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Electrochemistry

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