Synthesis of Electronic-Grade Polysilanes

A comprehensive review of the progress in the general synthesis of polysilanes is presented in Koe.2 Only a brief selection of the advancements in 

Ultrasound has been used for efficient and clean synthesis of polysilanes as well as further conversion of polysilanes to SiC by combining a reducing 

FIGURE 1. Synthesis of substituted poly(phenylsilane)s. (Reprinted from Ref. 11.) 

This work is consistent with the previously observed low temperature (200°Q onset of the Kumada rearrangement in polymethylsilane.20 The lower 

FIGURE 2. Restructuring process of the methylhydrosilyl segment within the main poly hydro silane chain. (Reprinted from Ref. 19.) 

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