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Silicon reacts with three mol eq. hydrogen chloride to form trichlorosilane and hydrogen.

The trichlorosilane can be highly purified by distillation. This process is used to convert metallurgical grade silicon to electronic grade silicon.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989
Si
  +  
3
HCl
         
SiHCl3
  +  
H2
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Silicon     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Trichlorosilane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: 1,1
Industrial Process: Inorganic

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