Question

$\text{2RCl}\text{+}\text{Si}{\to }_{\text{570}\text{K}}^{\text{Cu}\text{powder}}{\left(\text{R}\right)}_{\text{2}}{\left(\text{SiCl}\right)}_{\text{2}}\stackrel{{\left(\text{H}\right)}_{\text{2}}\text{O}}{\to }{\left(\text{R}\right)}_{\text{2}}{\left(\text{Si(OH)}\right)}_{\text{2}}\stackrel{\text{Polymerisation}}{\to }\text{(A),}\text{(A)}$

• A. $\text{cyclic}\text{silicone}$
• B. $\text{cross}\text{linked}\text{silicone}$
• C. linear silicone
• D. $\text{none of these}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)