"Front Matter". In: Organosilanes in Radical Chemistry - Index of
"Front Matter". In: Organosilanes in Radical Chemistry - Index of
"Front Matter". In: Organosilanes in Radical Chemistry - Index of
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Bond Dissociation Enthalpies 21<br />
Table 2.1 Bond dissociation enthalpies and standard enthalpies <strong>of</strong> formation <strong>of</strong> silanes,<br />
and enthalpies <strong>of</strong> associated silyl radicals (kJ=mol) a<br />
Silane (R3SiH) DH(R3Si w H) b<br />
DHf8(R3SiH) c<br />
DHf8(R3Si:) d<br />
H3Si w H 384:1 2 34.3 2 200.5 2.5<br />
MeSiH2 w H 388 5 29:1 4 141 6<br />
Me2SiH w H 392 5 94:7 4 79 6<br />
Me3Si w H 397:4 2 163:4 4 16 6<br />
a At 25 8C<br />
b From References [2–4]<br />
c From Reference [5]<br />
d Calculated from Equation (2.2) us<strong>in</strong>g DHf 8(H:) ¼ 218:0kJ=mol; rounded to the nearest 0.5 kJ/mol.<br />
Me3 nSiHnþ1 (with n hav<strong>in</strong>g values from 0 to 3) [2–4]. <strong>In</strong> particular, the rate<br />
constants k2:3 and k 2:3 obta<strong>in</strong>ed by time-resolved experiments allow the determ<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the reaction enthalpy (DHr) by either second or third law methods.<br />
DH(R3Si w H) is obta<strong>in</strong>ed by Equation (2.4) and then DH f (R3Si:) from Equation<br />
(2.2). The values are collected <strong>in</strong> Table 2.1.<br />
R3SiH þ Br: k2:3<br />
Ðk 2:3<br />
R3Si: þ HBr (2:3= 2:3)<br />
DH(R3Si w H) ¼ DHr þ DH(H w Br) (2:4)<br />
A similar value has been obta<strong>in</strong>ed for DH f (Me3Si:) from an <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />
k<strong>in</strong>etic study on the very low pressure pyrolysis <strong>of</strong> hexamethyldisilane (Reaction<br />
2.5) [6]. A bond dissociation enthalpy DH(Me3Si w SiMe3) ¼ 332 12 kJ=mol<br />
was obta<strong>in</strong>ed which is related to DH f (Me3Si:) by Equation (2.6).<br />
Me3Si w SiMe3 !2Me3Si: (2:5)<br />
DH(Me3Si w SiMe3) ¼ 2 DH f (Me3Si:) DH f (Me3SiSiMe3) (2:6)<br />
From Table 2.1 it emerges that, when the Me group progressively replaces<br />
the H atom, the Si w H bond strength <strong>in</strong> the silane significantly <strong>in</strong>creases (ca<br />
4 kJ/mol), the effect be<strong>in</strong>g cumulative. It is worth mention<strong>in</strong>g that this effect is<br />
opposite to that for hydrocarbons, where DH(R3C w H) is 438.5, 423.0, 412.5<br />
and 404.0 kJ/mol for H3C w H, MeCH2 w H, Me2CH w H and Me3C w H, respectively<br />
[7]. A rationalization is based on the fact that C is more electronegative<br />
than Si. It is suggested that the electron-deficient central C atom is<br />
stabilized by electron donation from the methyl groups, whereas the central<br />
Si atom is destabilized by electron withdrawal by the methyl groups (<strong>in</strong>ductive<br />
effect). Table 2.1 also br<strong>in</strong>gs to light that DH f (R3Si:) decreases by a fixed<br />
amount, which is approximately <strong>of</strong> 60 kJ/mol, by replacements <strong>of</strong> H atoms<br />
with methyl groups.