National Technical Reports Library

The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The NTRL offers online, free and open access to these authenticated government technical reports. Technical reports and documents in its repository may be available online for free either from the issuing federal agency, the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Digital System website, or through search engines.

Details

Reactions of Potassium with Disilane and Digermane.

AD670144

Publication Date	1968
Personal Author	Garrity, S. P.; Ring, M. A.
Page Count	6
Abstract	The room temperature reactions of disilane and digermane with potassium metal were examined in 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The reaction with digermane can apparently be described by the following two equations: xGe2Hs + K yields xGeH4 + 1/x(-GeH2-)x + K; GeH4 + K yields KGeH3 + 1/2 H2. The main products from the reaction between disilane and potassium are silane, non-volatile polysilanes and potassium silyl. In a separate experiment, it was found that at room temperature silane does not react with potassium; therefore, the potassium silyl must come from direct cleavage of disilane or polysilanes formed from the disproportionation reaction.
Keywords	Potassium Germanium compounds Silanes Chemical reactions Disproportionation Hydrides Catalysis Decomposition Polymerization Reprints Germanes Disilanes Digermanes Potassium germyl Potassium silyl
NTIS Subject Category	99D - Basic & Synthetic Chemistry
Corporate Authors	San Diego State Coll Calif Dept Of Chemistry
Document Type	Journal Article
NTIS Issue Number	196815

Reactions of Potassium with Disilane and Digermane.

Reactions of Potassium with Disilane and Digermane.
AD670144

Publication Date	1968
Personal Author	Garrity, S. P.; Ring, M. A.
Page Count	6
Abstract	The room temperature reactions of disilane and digermane with potassium metal were examined in 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The reaction with digermane can apparently be described by the following two equations: xGe2Hs + K yields xGeH4 + 1/x(-GeH2-)x + K; GeH4 + K yields KGeH3 + 1/2 H2. The main products from the reaction between disilane and potassium are silane, non-volatile polysilanes and potassium silyl. In a separate experiment, it was found that at room temperature silane does not react with potassium; therefore, the potassium silyl must come from direct cleavage of disilane or polysilanes formed from the disproportionation reaction.
Keywords	Potassium Germanium compounds Silanes Chemical reactions Disproportionation Hydrides Catalysis Decomposition Polymerization Reprints Germanes Disilanes Digermanes Potassium germyl Potassium silyl
NTIS Subject Category	99D - Basic & Synthetic Chemistry
Corporate Authors	San Diego State Coll Calif Dept Of Chemistry
Document Type	Journal Article
NTIS Issue Number	196815