title: Vibrational spectroscopic studies in the hydrolysis and condensation of chlorotrimethylsilane.
abstract: Raman and infrared spectroscopy were used to study the hydrolysis and condensation of chlorotrimethylsilane (CTMC) in aqueous organic solvents. From the recorded spectra and their intensity variation with time, we were able to identify trimethylsilanol as the reaction intermediate or the hydrolysis product as well as hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS) as the final condensation product. The measured Raman intensity of CTMS at different time revealed that hydrolysis of CTMS is first order in terms of the CTMS concentration. From the Raman spectra collected under different conditions, it was noted that condensation reaction rates is faster in neutral condition than in acidic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. yingli@memphis.edu
authors.forename: Ying-Sing
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Le
mesh_terms: D006868:Hydrolysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D044367:Phase Transition; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013997:Time Factors; D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds; C039293:trimethylchlorosilane