O-Xylene → 1,14-Bis(triethoxysilyl)tetradecane

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The synthesis method is described in detail by, e.g., H. W. Oviatt et al., Chem. Mater., 1993, 5, 943, and 1,14-bis(triethoxysilyl)tetradecane was synthesized following the above method. A mixture of 25 g of 1,13-tetradecadiene (Aldrich), 44.4 g of triethoxysilane (Shin-etsu Silicones) and 0.1 mL of a 3% xylene solution of platinum complex of bis((vinyl dimethyldisiloxane) (Shin-etsu Silicones) was prepared and stirred at room temperature in a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 days. The reaction effluent was purified by distillation, to obtain 1,14-bis(triethoxysilyl)tetradecane. Its structure was confirmed by NMR analysis.

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