Question
Explain the following reactions: Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper.
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Answer
When silicon reacts with methyl chloride in the presence of copper (catalyst) and at a temperature of about 537K, a class of organosilicon polymers called methyl-substituted chlorosilanes $(MeSiCl_3, Me_2SiCl_2, Me_3SiCl$, and $Me_4Si)$ are formed.
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