IR spectroscopy is coupled with the matrix isolation technique to study the reaction of trimethylsilylketenewith HCl. From 50 K trimethylsilylketene reacts with hydrogen chloride, leading to the cleavage of the Si−Cbond and the formation of trimethylsilyl chloride and acetyl chloride, through intermediate trimethylsilylacetylchloride which was identified. A reaction profile for this result is proposed based on a theoretical studycarried out at the DFT level.
