Trimethoxysilane → 5,6-Epoxyhexyltrimethoxysilane

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In a 100 mL round-bottom flask were placed 8.5 mL of 5,6-epoxy-1-hexene (0.1 moles), 1.5 equivalents of trimethoxysilane (17 mL), 30 mL of toluene dried by refluxing with sodium benzophenone ketyl, and 3 mg of tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium (I) chloride. The resulting light purple solution was stirred and heated at 80° C. for 12 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the resulting oil subjected to fractional vacuum distillation. 5,6-Epoxyhexyltrimethoxysilane was obtained (13.5 g, 61% yield) as a colorless liquid.

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