Illustrate the mechanism for the hydrolysis of SiCl4.
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Hydrolysis of SiCl4 takes place by nucleophilic substitution reaction. Here, first one molecule of H2O attacks followed by removal of HCl. This goes on continuing until all the -Cl are replaced by -OH.
Hydrolysis of SiCl4 takes place by nucleophilic substitution reaction. Here, first one molecule of H2O attacks followed by removal of HCl. This goes on continuing until all the -Cl are replaced by -OH.