
%0 Journal Article
%A Bell, TN 
%A Johnson, BB 
%T The reaction of free radicals with trichlorosilane
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1967/08/01
%V 20
%N 8
%P 1545-1551
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9671545
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9671545 
%X Trifluoromethyl radicals generated from the photolysis of hexafluoroacetone abstract hydrogen atoms from trichlorosilane; the competitive abstraction of chlorine atoms does not occur under the experimental conditions. The rate of the abstraction                            CF3 + SiHCl3 &#8594; CF3N + SiCl3   has been measured in comparison with the known rate for the recombination of trifluoromethyl radicals, to yield a rate constant,                      k = 1012.13exp(-6850/RT) ml mole-1 sec-1   Methyl radicals similarly abstract hydrogen to yield methane. A quantitative study of this reaction proved impractical, due to complications using acetone as a radical source. 
