DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANISM OF THE INCREASE OF VISCOSITY OF ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
Abstract
Oxidation of alkoxy- or aryloxysilanes is inevitably accompanied by hydrolysis. Oxidation rates were determined for tetraphenoxysilane. tetra(2-ethylhexoxy)silane, hexa(2-butoxy)disiloxane, and a series of isomeric tetrapentoxysilanes. The presence of 1020 steel, titanium, and copper during oxidation did not produce large changes in rate as compared to the rate for the test material alone. The hydrolysis of tetraaryloxy- and alkoxysilanes apparently proceeds through a stepwise degradation. The rate of hydrolysis is affected largely by structure, being very rapid for tetraphenoxysilane, less rapid for tetra(2-ethylhexoxy)silane, and slow for branched tetrapentoxysilanes Pyrolysis is probably the least important factor in the degradation of the tetraaryloxy or alkoxysilanes. No significant degradation was observed with tetraphenoxysilane while tetra(2-ethylhexoxy)silane was degraded only slightly by thermal cracking of the 2-ethylhexyl group.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0048278
Entities
People
- O. F. Senn
Organizations
- SRI International