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of oligomeric (H2SiO)n. The gaseous silanone H2SiꢀO is
theoretically predicted to undergo no energy barrier
polymerization [39] and isomerization [40–42] to hy-
droxysilylene H(HO)Si: which it may react with to
produce hydridosilicone films [10].
in the oxidation of silenes and silylenes are highly
exothermic [15,16]. Their occurrence together with the
absence of cooling effect of buffer gas make the ho-
molytic contributions highly possible. We note similar
explosive character of gas-phase laser-driven oxidation
of tetrafluoroethene [45].
However, the observed composition of the solid films
shows the important incorporation of carbon. This can
primarily originate from reaction of silene with silanone
and from insertion of silene [11] into (H2SiO)n products,
but also from reactions [11] of intermediary silene
H2SiꢀCH2 with the minor nucleophilic products
(CH3OH, H2CO and HCO2H). The plausibility of the
cycloaddition of silene with H2CO is supported by the
occurrence of ethene, the product not observed in the
ArF laser photolysis of DSCB in the absence of oxygen
[18]. Other highly probable reactions leading to the
final solid methylsilicone product are insertion and
addition reactions of methylsilylene [43,44] (the isomer
of silene) to silanone and (H2SiO)n oligomers. Finally,
oxidation [16] of methylsilylene via dioxasilirane to
carbonyl compounds (CH3Si(O)OH or HSi(O)OCH3)
can also play a role. These reactions, except the last
one, are shown in Scheme 2.
4. Conclusion
The ArF laser photolysis of DSCB–O2 mixtures in
the presence buffer gas (N2, He) is a complex reaction
yielding formaldehyde, methanol, formic acid and
methane together with solid methylsilicone deposit. It is
judged to involve oxidation of silene and cleavage of
intermediary dioxetane and can be used for chemical
vapour deposition of methylsilicone films.
The ArF laser photolysis of DSCB–O2 mixtures in
the absence of the buffer gas occurs as a single-pulse
explosive reaction that yields methane, ethyne, ethene
and carbon monoxide along with unique solid nanos-
tructures of Si:C:O phase which can find use in applied
science.
3.4.2. Single pulse explosi6e photolysis
The observation of CH4, C2H2 (a typical high tem-
perature product) and CO together with the polycar-
bosilane deposit poor in H is in keeping with the view
that the paths assumed for the multi-pulse photolysis
are accompanied with high energy demanding ho-
molytic routes. The homolyses possibly include forma-
tion of methane via cleavage of intermediary species
with CH3ꢁSi bond, dehydrogenation of formaldehyde
into carbon monoxide and dehydrogenation of methyl-
silicone products. It is known that some steps occurring
Acknowledgements
The research was supported by the Ministry of Edu-
cation, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (Pro-
gram COST, No. OC 523.60) and by GACR (grant no.
203/00/1288).
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