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Preparation of contract mass for alkylhalosilane production and process for producing alkylhalosilanes

US6090966A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1998
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07F7/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Alkylhalosilanes are produced by first fluidizing a metallic silicon powder with an inert gas, preheating the silicon powder at a temperature between 200.degree. C. and a steady reaction temperature while keeping the silicon powder fluidized, adding a copper catalyst to the preheated silicon powder to form a contact mass, and feeding an alkyl halide into the contact mass whereby the alkylhalosilanes are formed by direct synthesis. This process prevents the copper catalyst from being sintered by thermal hysteresis and activates a high catalysis on the contact mass at the start of reaction. The desired dialkyldihalosilane can be produced at a high selectivity.

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