1-Decene → Silane, didecylmethyloctyl-
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][SiH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10].[CH2:11]=[CH:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH3:20]>C1C=CC(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1.C1C=CC(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1.C1C=CC(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)=CC=1.[Cl-].[Rh]>[CH3:1][Si:2]([CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])([CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH3:20])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A mixture of 72.6 grams methyloctylsilane and 200 grams of 1-decene was reacted in the presence of 0.0042 gram of chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) for one hour at 87°-100° C. After stripping off unreacted decene under high vacuum, followed by hydrogenation of the residue, and distillation, resulted in an 86 percent yield of methyldidecyloctylsilane having a boiling point of 200°-206° C. (0.25 mm).