Kinetic evidence for a six-co-ordinate silicon intermediate in the racemisation of chlorosilanes
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29710001086
Abstract
A kinetic study of the racemisation of chlorosilanes shows that the racemisation is second-order with respect to reagent; thus the intermediate is probably octahedral, with each molecule of chlorosilane co-ordinated by two molecules of reagent.
