Pressure-dependent isotope effect in the reaction of silylene (SiH2, 1A1) with acetylene and [2H2]acetylene
Abstract
Direct, time resolved measurements of absolute rate constants for reaction of SiH2(1A1) with C2H2 and C2D2 have revealed a pressure (and temperature) dependent isotope effect characteristic of an association process yielding an intermediate (silirene) which undergoes, amongst other reactions, a degenerate isotopic scrambling process.