Chemistry of Silicon (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The Chemistry of Silicon 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
PREFACE 8
15. SILICON 12
CHAPTER 1. THE ELEMENT 12
1.1. DISCOVERY AND HISTORY 12
1.2. OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION 13
1.3. PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL USE 16
1.4. NUCLEAR PROPERTIES 20
1.5. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 21
1.6. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 26
1.7. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY 33
1.8. ANALYTICAL METHODS 35
CHAPTER 2. COMPOUNDS OF SILICON (I) 38
2.1. HYDRIDES 38
2.2. HALIDES 39
2.3. SILICIDES OF Si (I) 40
CHAPTER 3. COMPOUNDS OF SILICON (II) 40
3.1. HYDRIDES 40
3.2. HALIDES 41
3.3. CHALCOGENIDES 42
3.4. METALLIC SILICIDES AND SILICON ALLOYS 45
CHAPTER 4. COMPOUNDS OF SILICON(IV) 51
4.1. HYDRIDES 51
4.2. HALIDES 69
4.3. PSEUDOHALIDES 76
4.4. SILICON DIOXIDE 77
4.5. STRUCTURES OF SILICATES 91
4.6. SILICIC ACIDS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES 98
4.7. SILICON(IV) COMPOUNDS OF S, Se, AND Te 103
4.8. SILICON NITRIDES 105
4.9. SILICON CARBIDE 108
4.10. SILICON TETRAACETATE AND RELATED SUBSTANCES 112
4.11. ORGANIC ESTERS OF SILICIC ACIDS 113
CHAPTER 5. ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS 120
5.1. GENERAL 120
5.2. PROPERTIES OF Si-C BONDS 121
5.3. ORGANOSILICON HALIDES 124
5.4. SILICONE POLYMERS 147
CHAPTER 6. COMPLEXES OF SILICON IV 154
Fluorosilicic Acid and Inorganic Fluorosilicates 154
Organic Fluorosilicates 155
Silicomolybdates and Other Heteropoly Acid Salts 155
Chelate Complexes of Silicon 156
INDEX 10
Contents of Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry 158
INDEPENDENT OPINION 160