Ethanol → Dichloro(3-phenylpropyl)silane

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Reaction between styrene and methyldichlorosilane with platinum catalyst in the presence of urea. 0.384 g Styrene and 0.435 g methyldichlorosilane were introduced into a glass tube, and an ethanol solution containing 0.255 mg urea (5.1 wt %) was added with a microsyringe. 1 mg Of a toluene solution of 0-valent platinum complex of divinylsiloxane (0.04 wt % platinum content) was added. The reaction tube was sealed with Teflon tape and a septum and placed in a 100° C. oil bath where it was heated for 20 minutes. After cooling, the tube contents were analyzed by gas chromatography revealing a styrene conversion of 64% and a phenethylmethyldichlorosilane yield of 61%. The ratio between the phenethylmethyldichlorosilane and the (α-methylbenzyl)methyldichlorosilane was 102:1.

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