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Chlorosilane
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Inorganic_chemistry/ErD6ypnb">inorganic chemistry</a>, chlorosilanes are a group of reactive, <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a>-containing <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compounds</a>, related to <a href="/facts/Silane/XNevDLgE">silane</a> (SiH4) and used in many chemical processes. Each such chemical has at least one <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a>-chlorine (Si−Cl) bond. <a href="/facts/Trichlorosilane/nEYfkAeP">Trichlorosilane</a> is produced on the largest scale. The <a href="/facts/Parent_structure/32I6krIn">parent</a> chlorosilane is <a href="/facts/Silicon_tetrachloride/MXnhxpVK">silicon tetrachloride</a> (SiCl4). </p>