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The Use of Tris(Trimethylsilyl)Arsine to Prepare AlAs, GaAs and InAs. The X-Ray Crystal Structure of (Me3Si)3AsAlCl3.C7H8.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Richard L. Wells
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Colin G. Pitt
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Andrew T. Mcphail
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Andrew P. Purdy
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Soheila Shafieezad
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Robert B. Hallock.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
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Abstract

The reactions of (Me3Si)3As with group III halides have been utilized to prepare AlAs, GaAs and InAs. The adduct (Me3Si)3AsAlCl3 has been isolated as an intermediate in the formation of AlAs from (Me3Si)3As and AICI3. The crystal structure of its toluene solvate has been determined.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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