(3-Chloropropyl)triethoxysilane → Octanethioic acid, S-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl) ester

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The aqueous solution of sodium thiooctanoate was heated to 40° C. and 11 grams of 34.5% HEGCl solution were added. Also, about 296 grams of 3-chloro-1-propyltriethoxysilane were added batch-wise to the reaction mixture. The product was heated further to 90° C. and stirred for 5 hours. At this point, agitation was discontinued and the two-phase system was allowed to separate. The bottom aqueous phase was removed and the top crude product was recovered. The crude layer was purified by stripping the material at 135-145° C. and 5-10 mm Hg. The process yielded about 251 grams of pale yellow and clear product with a typical GC purity of 92-94%.

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