Silicon Reaction of Silanes with Ni, Rh, Pd, Pt

Similarly, [SiH4] generates thin alloy and intermetaUic compound phases by reaction with clean Ta, Mo, W, Rh, Ni, Pt, Cu and Au surfaces at elevated temperatures [130]. 

We have seen here that the reaction of organometallics with the functional groups present at the surface of oxides and of metals produces an infinity of new structures in which the organometaUic is Hnked to the surface by different types of bondings covalent, ionic, ion pair, and so on. The field has impressive possible 

It must thus be possible to transpose the concepts of modern molecular chemistry to design heterogeneous catalysts and especially the single sites that are necessary to obtain higher activities, better selectivihes, higher life times and, eventually, discover new catalytic reactions. This will be developed in the next chapter, based on catalysis by surface organometallic chemistry. 

4 Yermakov, Y.I., Kuznetsov, B.N. and Zakharov, V.A. (1981) Catalysis by Supported Complexes, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 1167-78. 

5 Bailar, J.C. et ai.(eds) (1973) Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Vols 1-5. Pergamon Press, Oxford. 

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