Acetone → Tributoxy(phenyl)silane

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In a 1-liter flask 297 grams (4.798 moles) 2-propanol, 148 grams (2.558 moles) acetone, 123 grams (0.593 moles) TEOS, 104 grams (0.432 moles) phenyltriethoxysilane, 0.6 grams 1.0 M, 10 M and pure acetic acid (added to three separate solutions, respectively) and 72 grams deionized water were combined. In two other solutions containing 10 M acetic acid, 90 g and 110 g of deionized water were added, respectively. The flask was refluxed and/or heated for 1 to 12 hours. To the solution, 57 grams (0.769 moles) of Butanol, 88 grams (1.422 moles) 2-propanol, 44 grams (0.758 moles) of acetone, 59 grams (1.227 moles) of ethanol, 9.5 grams (0.528 moles) deionized water were added.

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