Electric discharge reactions of silane and germane with some volatile group VI species
Abstract
The action of a silent electric discharge on equimolar mixtures of the following hydrides: SiH4/H2S, SiH4/H2Se, GeH4/H2S, GeH4/H2Se, SiH4/GeH4/H2S, SiH4/GeH4/H2Se, SiH4/MeSH, and GeH4/MeSH, has been investigated. Analysis of the reaction products by 1H n.m.r. and mass spectroscopy indicates the formation of the previously known mixed and ternary hydrides: SiH3SH, (SiH3)2S, SiH3SeH, (SiH3)2Se, GeH3SH, (GeH3)2S, GeH3SeH, (GeH3)2Se, MeSSiH3, and MeSGeH3. The new compounds SiH3SGeH3 and SiH3SeGeH3 are obtained from discharges of the ternary mixtures.