Abstract:
There is disclosed a method of making polysilanes by polymerization of a silane in the presence of a catalyst comprising a phosphine-stabilized polyhydride of an early transition metal of Groups 4 to 7 of the Periodic Table and the resultant polysilanes which have a molecular weight higher than 1,000 and a polydispersity below about 2.
Patent Number:
5,798,428
Date Of Issue:
08/24/1998
Inventors:
Stuart T. Schwab; Partha Paul; Ryoichi Nishida
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