A. P. Wright
Feb 7, 1978
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Abstract
Benzene and trichlorosilane form phenyltrichlorosilane and hydrogen. Boron trichloride has long been used as the preferred catalyst for this process. The mechanism of catalysis is indicated as follows: BCl3 + xHSiCl3 → HxBCl3−x + xSiCl4; HxBCl3−x + xC6H6 → (C6H5)x + xH2; (C6H5)xBCl3−x + xHSiCl3 → HxBCl3−x + xC6H5SiCl3.