Methanesulfonic Acid → Octyltriethoxysilane

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Reaction between octene-1 and triethoxysilane with platinum catalyst in the presence of trimethylsilyl ester of methanesulfonic acid. 325 mg Octene-1 and 475 mg triethoxysilane were introduced into a glass tube filled with argon gas, and 20 mg of a trimethylsilyl ester of methanesulfonic acid and 0.002 ml (1.7 mg) of a toluene solution of a 0-valent platinum complex of divinyltetramethyldisiloxane (0.04 wt % platinum content) were added. The tube was sealed with Teflon tape and a rubber septum, degassed, and then filled again with argon gas. The tube was placed in a 75° C. oil bath where it was heated for 1 hour. After cooling, the tube contents were analyzed by gas chromatography revealing an octyltriethoxysilane yield of 88%.

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