
%0 Journal Article
%A Buchanan, AS 
%A Creutzberg, F 
%T The Thermal Decomposition of Boron Trimethyl
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1962/12/01
%V 15
%N 4
%P 744-756
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9620744
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9620744 
%X The thermal decomposition of boron trimethyl has been studied in a static system in the range 468-513 °C and was found to be first order with a rate expression              k1=1.2 x 1012e-[56 000/RT] sec-1.   The activation energies for methane and hydrogen formation were found to be 76 and 75 kcal, respectively.   The stoicheiometry for the main reaction was found to be                  2B(CH3)3 &#8594; 2CH4 + H2 + [B(CH2)2]2.   Preliminary experiments on the photolysis of boron trimethyl indicated that methane was the major product. 
