1,7-Tetrasiloxanediol, 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyl- → N-Methylacetamide

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2 g of 1,7-dihydroxy-1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyltetrasiloxane were mixed with 3.5 g of N-1-(triethoxysilyl)ethyl-N-methylacetamide, in which 20 mg of zinc acetate had been dissolved. The reaction was followed with the aid of 29Si NMR spectroscopy. After a reaction time of 24 hours at room temperature, the OH groups had reacted quantitatively. The end groups formed were exclusively the desired 1-(N-methylacetamido)ethyldiethoxysiloxy groups. Ethoxydimethylsiloxy groups, which could have formed through reaction of the OH groups with ethanol, were not observed. Triethoxysiloxy end groups, which could have been produced by elimination of N-methylacetamide from the N-1-(triethoxysilyl)ethyl-N-methylacetamide used, were likewise not detectable.

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