Calcium monosilicide explained

Calcium monosilicide (CaSi) is an inorganic compound, a silicide of calcium. It can be prepared by reacting elemental calcium and silicon at temperatures above 1000 °C.[1] It is a Zintl phase, where silicon has oxidation state −2 and covalence 2.

References

  1. Brauer, Georg (1975) Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. Stuttgart. Vol. 1. p. 933. .

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