Method of producing organohalosilanes

1. A method for producing an organohalosilane, the method comprising:

reacting an organic compound comprising a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound with a hydridohalosilane mixture comprising at least two different hydridohalosilanes of formula (I) R n SiH m X 4-m-n , where each R is independently C 1 -C 14 hydrocarbyl or C 1 -C 14 hologen-substituted hydrocarbyl, X is fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo, n is 0, 1, or 2, m is 1, 2, or 3 and m+n is 1, 2, or 3, in the presence of a catalyst comprising one or more of the elements Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, B, Al, Ga, In, C, Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb, at a temperature greater than 100° C., and at a pressure of at least 690 kPa, to produce a crude reaction product comprising the organohalosilane,

provided that when the at least two different hydridohalosilane comprise a hydridohalosilane of formula (I) where n=0 and m=1 and a hydridohalosilane of formula (I) where n=0 and m=2, the catalyst is a heterogeneous catalyst comprising an oxide of one or more of the elements Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al, Ga, In, C, Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is the heterogeneous catalyst.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises alumina, zirconium dioxide, or an oxide of two or more of the elements Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al, Ga, In, C, Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb.

4. The method as in claim 3 , wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises γ-alumina, a composite oxide comprising Al and one of the elements B, Zr, Ti, or Si, or a composite oxide comprising Zr and one of the elements B, Ti, or Si.

5. The method as in claim 4 , wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises γ-alumina, a composite oxide comprising Zr and B, or a composite oxide comprising Al and B.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst has the formula Al 9 B 2 O 15 or Al 4 B 2 O 9 .

7. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is the heterogeneous catalyst and the heterogeneous catalyst is treated with acid prior to the reacting.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst has the formula B a Z b , NbZ 5 , or AlZ 3 , where Z is H, Cl, alkyl, or aryl, a is 1 or 2, and b is 3 or 6.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the catalyst has the formula PhBCl 2 , BPh 3 , B 2 H 6 , BCl 3 , NbCl 5 , or AlCl 3 .

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the catalyst has the formula BCl 3 , NbCl 5 , or AlCl 3 .

11. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the organohalosilane is of the formula R′ e R f SiH g X 4-e-f-g , wherein each R′ is independently C 1 -C 14 substituted or unsubstituted aryl or alkaryl, e is 1 or 2, f is 0, 1, or 2, g is 0, 1 or 2, and e+f+g=1, 2 or 3.

12. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the organic compound comprises benzene, toluene, halobenzene, dihalobenzene, or naphthalene.

13. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the organic compound is benzene.

14. The method as in claim 1 , wherein m is 0 and n is 1 or 2 for one of the at least two hydridohalosilanes.

15. The method as in claim 1 , wherein m=0 and n=1, 2, or 3 for one of the at least two hydridohalosilanes.

16. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the hydridohalosilane mixture comprises dichloro(methyl)silane and dichlorosilane.