Trichlorosilane

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Properties
General
Name Trichlorosilane
Chemical formula HSiCl3
Appearance Colourless liquid
Physical
Formula weight 135.5 amu
Melting point 146 K (-127 °C)
Boiling point 305 K (32 °C)
Density 1.34 ×103 kg/m3 (liquid)
Solubility decomposes in water
Thermochemistry
ΔfH0gas ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0liquid ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid ? kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0liquid, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0solid ? J/mol·K
Safety
Ingestion May cause nausea, vomiting, kidney damage.
Inhalation May cause burning in chest, dizziness, pulmonary edema, cardiac irregularity, kidney damage.
Skin Possible burns, especially on wet skin.
Eyes Produces burning and tearing with possible cornea damage.
More info Hazardous Chemical Database
SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used.

Disclaimer and references

Trichlorosilane is a chemical compound containing silicon, hydrogen, and chlorine. At high temperatures, it decomposes to produce silicon, and as such, purified trichlorosilane is the principle source of ultrapure silicon in the semiconductor industry. In water, it rapidly decomposes to produce a silicone polymer while giving off hydrochloric acid. Because of its reactivity and wide availability, it is frequently used in the synthesis of silicon-containing organic compounds.

Production

Industrially, trichlorosilane is produced by blowing hydrogen chloride through a bed of silicon powder at 300°C. There, they combine to make trichlorosilane and hydrogen according to the chemical equation
Si + 3 HCl → HSiCl3 + H2
A properly designed reactor can achieve a yield of 80-90% trichlorosilane. The major byproducts are silicon tetrachloride (chemical formula SiCl4), hexachlorodisilane (Si2Cl6), and dichlorosilane (H2SiCl2), from which trichlorosilane can be separated by distillation.

Reference

|Semiconductors: Silicon: Substrate Manufacture: Polycrystalline Silicon Production

 

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