Chlorotrifluorosilane
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Chlorotri(fluoro)silane | |
Other names
silicon chlorotrifluoride[1]
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ClF3Si | |
Molar mass | 120.53371 |
Appearance | colorless gas |
Density | 1.31 g/mL |
Melting point | −138 °C (−216 °F; 135 K) |
Boiling point | critical point 303.7 K at 3.46 MPa |
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Vapor pressure | 16600 |
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1.279 |
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distorted tetrahedron | |
0.636 D(gas) | |
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tetrafluorosilane
dichlorodifluorosilane |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chlorotrifluorosilane is an inorganic gaseous compound with formula SiClF3 composed of silicon, fluorine and chlorine. It is a silane that substitutes hydrogen with fluorine and chlorine atoms.
Production
By heating a mixture of anhydrous
SiClF3 can be made by reacting silicon tetrachloride and silicon tetrafluoride gases at 600 °C, producing a mixture of fluorochlorosilanes including about one quarter SiClF3.[3]
SiClF3 can be made by reacting
At high temperatures above 500 °C silicon tetrafluoride can react with phosphorus trichloride to yield some SiClF3. This is unusual because SiF4 is very stable.[7]
Silicon tetrachloride can react with trifluoro(trichloromethyl)silane to yield SiClF3 and CCl3SiCl3.[8]
2-Chloroethyltrifluorosilane or 1,2-dichloroethyltrifluorosilane can be disassociated by an infrared laser to yield SiClF3 and C2H4 (
The first published preparation of SiClF3 by Schumb and Gamble was by exploding hexafluorodisilane in chlorine: Si2F6 + Cl2 → 2SiClF3. Other products of this explosion may include amorphous silicon, SiCl2F2 and SiF4.[10]
Chlorine reacts with silicon tetrafluoride in the presence of aluminium chips at 500-600 °C to make mostly silicon tetra chloride and some SiClF3.[11]
The combination of SiF4 and chlorodimethylphosphine yields some SiClF3.[13]
Trifluorosilane SiHF3 reacts with gaseous chlorine to yield SiClF3 and HCl.[14]
Properties
Molecular size and angles
Bond length for Si–Cl is 1.996 Å and for Si–F is 1.558 Å. The bond angle ∠FSiCl = 110.2° and ∠FSiF = 108.7°.[4] The bond length between silicon and chlorine is unusually short, indicating a 31% double bond. This can be explained by the more ionic fluoride bonds withdrawing some charge allowing a partial positive charge on the chlorine.[15]
The molecular dipole moment is 0.636 Debye.[4]
Bulk properties
Between 129.18 and 308.83 K the vapour pressure in mm Hg at temperature T in K is given by log10 P = 102.6712 -2541.6/T -43.347 log10 T + 0.071921T -0.000045231 T2.[16]
The heat of formation of chlorotrifluorosilane is -315.0 kcal/mol at 298K.[17]
Reactions
Chlorotrifluorosilane is hydrolysed by water to produce silica.
Chlorotrifluorosilane reacts with trimethylstannane ((CH3)3SnH) at room temperature to make trifluorosilane in about 60 hours.[18]
Use
Proposed uses include a dielectric gas with a high breakdown voltage, and low global warming potential, a precursor for making fluorinated silica soot, and a vapour deposition gas.
Related substances
Chlorotrifluorosilane can form an addition compound with pyridine with formula SiClF3.2py (py=pyridine)[19] An addition compound with trimethylamine exists.[20][21] This addition compound is made by mixing trimethylamine vapour with Chlorotrifluorosilane and condensing out a solid at -78 °C. If this was allowed to soak in trimethylamine liquid for over eight hours, a diamine complex formed (2Me3N·SiClF3).[21] At 0° the disassociation pressure of the monoamine complex was 23 mm Hg.[21]
SiClF3− is a trigonal bipyramidal shape with a Cl and F atom on the axis. It is formed when gamma rays hit the neutral molecule.[22]
Chlorotetrafluorosilicate (IV) (SiClF4−) can form a stable a pale yellow crystalline compound tetraethylammonium chlorotetrafluorosilicate.[23]
References
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Extra reading
- Wodarczyk, F.J; Wilson, E.B (March 1971). "Radio frequency-microwave double resonance as a tool in the analysis of microwave spectra". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 37 (3): 445–463. .
- Sheridan, John; Gordy, Walter (March 1950). "Microwave Spectra and Molecular Constants of Trifluorosilane Derivatives. SiF3H, SiF3CH3, SiF3Cl, and SiF3Br". Physical Review. 77 (5): 719. .
- Sheridan, John; Gordy, Walter (1951). "The Microwave Spectra and Molecular Structures of Trifluorosilane Derivatives". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 19 (7): 965. .
- Ault, Bruce S. (December 1979). "Infrared matrix isolation studies of the M+SiF5- ion pair and its chlorine-fluorine analogs". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (12): 3339–3343. .
- Stanton, C. T.; McKenzie, S. M.; Sardella, D. J.; Levy, R. G.; Davidovits, Paul (August 1988). "Boron atom reactions with silicon and germanium tetrahalides". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92 (16): 4658–4662. .