Features of Joint Thermolysis of Organometallic Compounds of Group III and V Elements

The kinetic data on thermolysis of equimolar gaseous mixtures of organometallic compounds of Group III and V elements show that the thermal stability of the mixture differs from that of the components taken separately, which is mainly due to complexation between the mixture components. The complex is a kinetically active species. The rate of joint thermolysis of the organometallic compounds grows as the number of hydride atoms at the Group V element increases in the order AsMe3 < t-BuPH₂ < AsH₃. The stability of the complexes formed by organometallic compounds of Group III and V elements decreases in the same order. Joint thermolysis of Me₃Ga and AsH₃ yields a solid oligomer Me₂GaAs(H)Ga(Me)AsH₂. The complicated pattern of decomposition of a mixture of trimethylaluminum with various electron donors is due to participation in the pyrolysis of two trimethylaluminum species: monomeric and dimeric. In decomposition of pure trimethylaluminum or its mixtures with organometallic compounds of Group V elements or with ether, solid pyrolysis products deposited on the vessel walls catalyzed further transformations of the mixture components.