Question

Explain the following reactions Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper;

Answer 1

Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper

When silicon reacts with methyl chloride in the presence of copper (catalyst) and at a temperature of about 537 K, a class of organosilicon polymers called methyl substituted chlorosilane MeSiCl₃, Me₂SiCl₂, Me₃SiCl, and Me₄Si) are formed.