What happens when Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper. (give equation)

Explanation

Silicon on being heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in presence of copper catalyst a mixture of mono, di and tri methyl chlorosilanes along with a small amount of tetra methyl silanes is obtained.
`CH_3Cl+Si overset (cu ) underset (Powder 570K) to CH_3SiCl_3+(CH_3)_2SiCl_2+(CH_3)_3SiCl+(CH_3)_4Si`