Applications of Transition Metal Compounds in the Preparation of Useful Silicon-Containing Ceramics
Abstract
There have been many studies of the reactions of organosilicon compounds with diverse transition metal complexes. The original impetus for this research activity was given by the discoveries that heterogeneous platinum and palladium catalysts and chloroplatinic acid were effective hydrosilylation catalysts. In the year that followed, many other transition metal complexes have been found to catalyze the addition of silicon hydrides to organic multiple bonds. Also, transition metal complexes have been found to catalyze other reactions of organosilicon compounds, such as the insertion of acetylenes and other unsaturated organic compounds into reactive Si-Si bonds and reactions of the Si-C bonds of strained cyclic organosilicon compounds. A different focus on silicon-transition metal chemistry was found in Aylett's preparation of H3Si- transition metal compounds. These were found to be effective precursors for transition metal silicides by chemical vapor deposition. This potentially useful application in materials processing led to further work by others on the synthesis of transition metal complexes containing metal-silicon bonds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA264028
Entities
People
- Dietmar Seyferth
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology