Journal article
Thermolysis of trimethylsilyl esters: an ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy study
Abstract
The thermolytic behaviour of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 1, trimethylsilyl trifluoroacetate, 2, and trimethylsilyl acetate, 3, has been investigated by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Acetate 3 undergoes decomposition only to a small extent at 800 °C via the mechanism shown in Scheme 1 (X = Si); only acetic acid and starting material are detected. In contrast[Formula: see text]with this result, 1 and 2 decompose completely …
Authors
Werstiuk NH; Brook MA; Hlser P
Journal
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 1430–1439
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
June 1, 1988
DOI
10.1139/v88-231
ISSN
0008-4042