Ab initio study of silyldiborane
The interaction of singlet SiH/sub 2/ with B/sub 2/H/sub 6/ to form silyldiborane, H/sub 3/Si-B/sub 2/H/sub 5/ has been studied with molecular orbital theory employing the 3-21G and 6-31G/sup */(5D) split valence basis sets. The reaction was found to be exothermic, consistent with previous studies of the reaction of SiH/sub 2/ with BH/sub 3/. The energy of the transition state, corresponding to the insertion of SiH/sub 2/ into a B-H nonbridge bond, was 7.02 kcal/mol above the reactants at the MP4SDQ/6-31G/sup */(5D)//6-31G/sup */(5D) level and 4.17 kcal/mol at the MP4SDTQ/6-31G/sup *///6-31G/sup */(5D) level. Zero-point energy corrections raise the barrier 1.5 kcal/mol. Experimentally it is found that this distribution of the reaction products for the mercury-photosensitized decomposition of silane is unchanged by the addition of diborane. Thus, the existence of a barrier is probable and a likely path for the incorporation of boron into amorphous silicon in CVD processes is the insertion of singlet SiH/sub 2/ into BH/sub 3/ postulated previously. The geometry and harmonic vibrational frequencies are reported for silyldiborane. The geometry of the transition state for the SiH/sub 2/ insertion is also reported.
- Research Organization:
- Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, PA
- OSTI ID:
- 7006067
- Journal Information:
- J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 90:22; ISSN JPCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BORANES
BORON COMPOUNDS
BORON HYDRIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPLEXES
DATA
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDRIDES
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MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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SILICON COMPOUNDS
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