# US 4,400,528 A · Process for methylating silicon compounds

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- Number: US 4,400,528 A
- Document ID: US4400528A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/372,499
- Filed: 1982-04-28
- Granted: 1983-08-23
- Earliest claimed: 1981-05-15
- Assignees: Wacker Chemie AG
- Inventors: Reinhold Artes; Volker Frey; Werner Graf; Norbert Zeller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4400528A

## CPC

- C07F 7/125: {by reactions involving both Si-C and Si-halogen linkages, the Si-C and Si-halogen linkages can be to the same or to different Si atoms, e.g. redistribution reactions}
- C07F 7/0801: {General processes}
- C07F 7/0827: {Syntheses with formation of a Si-C bond}
- C07F: ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM (metal-containing porphyrins C07D487/22)

## Abstract

A process for methylating silicon compounds containing halogen and at least 2 silicon atoms and optionally carbon and hydrogen atoms as the only atoms in the molecule, which comprises reacting a silicon compound containing halogen and at least two silicon atoms per molecule, such as hexachlorodisilane or 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-1,2-dimethyldisilane or mixtures of such silanes with tetramethylsilane in the presence of at least one organoaluminum compound having the general formula R.sub.a AlY.sub.3-a' where R represents the same or different alkyl radicals having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y represents halogen, hydrogen or hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms which are bonded to the aluminum atom via oxygen and which are free of aliphatic multiple bonds, and a is 1, 2 or 3, or an in situ formed compound obtained from the reaction of such aluminum compound, with at least one other reactant present in the reaction mixture, at least one silane of the general formula R.sub.b.sup.1 H.sub.c SiCl.sub.4-b-c and hydrogen halide, where R.sup.1 represents the same or different hydrocarbon radicals which are free of aliphatic multiple bonds and have from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and c is 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the sum of b+c may not exceed 4.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for methylating silicon compounds containing halogen and at least two silicon atoms and optionally carbon and hydrogen atoms as the only atoms in the molecule which comprises reacting an organosilicon compound containing halogen and at least two silicon atoms per molecule with tetramethylsilane in the presence of at least one organoaluminum compound of the formula
R.sub.a AlY.sub.3-a,
at least one silane of the formula
R.sub.b.sup.1 H.sub.c SiCl.sub.4-b-c
and hydrogen halide, where R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon radical free of aliphatic multiple bonds having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen or hydrocarbon radicals which are free of aliphatic multiple bonds and contain from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and are bonded to the aluminum atom via oxygen, a is 1, 2 or 3, b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, c is 1, 2 or 3 with the proviso that the sum of b+c may not exceed 4.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein the reaction is conducted in the presence of an in situ produced reaction product of such an aluminum compound and one of the reactants.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claims 1 or 2, wherein the organoaluminum compound is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight, based on the weight of the silicon compound containing halogen and at least two silicon atoms and optionally carbon and hydrogen atoms as the only atoms in the molecule.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claims 1 or 2, wherein the silane containing Si-bonded hydrogen is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 15 percent by weight, based on the weight of the silicon compound which contains halogen and at least two silicon atoms and optionally carbon and hydrogen atoms as the only atoms in the molecule.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claims 1 or 2, wherein hydrogen halide is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight, based on the weight of the silicon compound which contains halogen, and at least two silicon atoms and optionally carbon and hydrogen atoms as the only atoms in the molecule.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The process of claim 5, wherein the hydrogen halide is hydrogen chloride.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claims 1 or 2, wherein the tetramethylsilane is used in the form of a mixture containing an aliphatic hydrocarbon having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms.