Thermochemistry silicon hydrides

There have been numerous experimental as well as theoretical studies dealing with the structural and thermochemical properties of cationic silicon hydrides, Si Hm+ , and a detailed discussion of these species would certainly exceed the limited space available. We will therefore confine ourselves to the discussion of only a few exemplary cases. For further information on Si-ion thermochemistry the reader is referred to several reviews on the experimental2-4 as well as computational5 determination of thermodynamic properties of silicon-containing ions. 

H. H. Michels and R. H. Hobbs, Chem. Phys. Lett., 207, 389 (1993). Electronic Structure and Thermochemistry of Silicon Hydride and Silicon Fluoride Anions. 

Thermochemistry for silicon hydride species is derived from either atomic silicon or silane reactions. However, Grev and Schaefer (1992) have found that the... 

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