| Publication Date |
1990 |
| Personal Author |
Boatz, J. A.; Gordon, M. S. |
| Page Count |
4 |
| Abstract |
Accurate enthalpies of formation are essential in understanding the thermodynamics of any given class of reactions. Furthermore, a knowledge of enthalpies of formation for a reaction or a group of related reactions is a necessary first step in the deduction of the mechanisms for these reactions. Unfortunately, thermodynamic properties of many silicon compounds are not well-known experimentally. In particular, the enthalpies of formation of the prototypical unsaturated silicon compounds silaethylene (SiH2==CH2) and disilene (SiH2==SiH2) and their silylene isomers (HSiCH3 and HSiSiH3, respectively) are not well-known experimentally and continue to be debated. Fortunately, for molecules with just 1-2 heavy atoms, theory is now able to provide quantitative guidance regarding thermodynamic quantities. Theoretical methods are used here to help unravel the thermodynamics of the four unsaturated silicon-containing compounds mentioned above. |
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| Source Agency |
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| NTIS Subject Category |
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| Corporate Authors |
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo. Dept. of Chemistry.; Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Bolling AFB, DC. |
| Document Type |
Journal Article |
| Title Note |
Journal article 1 Nov 89-31 Oct 90. |
| NTIS Issue Number |
199517 |