Method and apparatus for forming a carbon-silicon bond in a silane

A method for forming at least one product silane, comprising endothermically reacting a transition metal hydride with a starting silane in a presence of a catalyst and at a temperature in a range between about 350° C. and about 600° C., wherein the starting silane comprises tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, tetraiso-propoxysilane, or combinations thereof.

A method for forming at least one product silane, comprising endothermically reacting a transition metal hydride with a starting silane in a presence of a catalyst and at a temperature in a range between about 350° C. and about 600° C., wherein the starting silane comprises tetraphenoxysilane, dimethoxydiphenoxysilane, or combinations thereof.

A product silane having the chemical form of (Rm)(Tn)Si(OR)(4−m−n), wherein each T independently includes a monovalent hydrocarbon group, wherein each R independently includes a hydrocarbon group, and wherein n is an integer in a range between 0 and about 3, wherein m is an integer in a range between about 1 and about 4−n, wherein the product silane is formed by the process of reacting a transition metal hydride with a starting silane in a presence of a catalyst and at a temperature that exceeds a threshold temperature associated with said reacting, and wherein the starting silane has a chemical form of (Rm−1)(Tn)Si(OR)(5−m−n).

A product silane having the chemical form of (Rm)(Tn)Si(OR)(4−m−n), wherein each T independently includes a monovalent hydrocarbon group, wherein each R independently includes a hydrocarbon group, and wherein n is an integer in a range between 0 and about 3, wherein m is an integer in a range between about 1 and about 4−n, wherein the product silane is formed by the process of endothermically reacting a transition metal hydride with a starting silane in a presence of a catalyst and at a temperature in a range between about 350° C. and about 600° C., and wherein the starting silane comprises tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, tetraisopropoxysilane, or combinations thereof.

A product silane having the chemical form of (Rm)(Tn)Si(OR)(4−m−n), wherein each T independently includes a monovalent hydrocarbon group, wherein each R independently includes a hydrocarbon group, and wherein n is an integer in a range between 0 and about 3, wherein m is an integer in a range between about 1 and about 4−n, wherein the product silane is formed by the process of endothermically reacting a transition metal hydride with a starting silane in a presence of a catalyst and at a temperature in a range between about 350° C. and about 600° C., and wherein the starting silane comprises tetraphenoxysilane, dimethoxydiphenoxysilane, or combinations thereof.