Abstract: Organo(poly)siloxanes having halogen bonded directly to silicon, or acetoxysiloxanes are prepared by reacting organo(poly)siloxanes having hydrogen bonded directly to silicon, with an allyl compound in the presence of metallic palladium, ruthenium or rhodium, or an acetylacetone or phosphine complex, or compound containing palladium, ruthenium or rhodium in which the allyl compound is an allyl halide having 3 carbon atoms per molecule or allyl acetate.

Abstract: Organosilyl carbonates, such as bis(trimethylsilyl)carbonate, are prepared by reacting an organohalosilane with an alkali bicarbonate in the presence of an amine and/or a phosphine and an aprotic solvent, preferably a polar solvent which is inert to the reactants. The resultant mixture is separated from the ammonium halide and/or phosphonium halide and the organosilyl carbonate is recovered from the halide-free mixture.

Abstract: Organopolysiloxanes having the formulasA.sub.x R.sub.3-x SiO(SiR.sub.2-x A.sub.x O).sub.n SiR.sub.3-x A.sub.xor(SiR.sub.2-x A.sub.x O).sub.y,where R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical or a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon radical or a monovalent aliphatic radical consisting of carbon, hydrogen, ether oxygen and fluorine atoms; A is a SiC-bonded organic radical containing a carboxyl group and a carbonyl group to which is bonded an organic radical having at least one terminal carbon-carbon double bond; n is an integer having a value of at least 1; x is 0 or 1; and y is an integer having a value of from 3 to 10, in which the organopolysiloxanes contain at least one radical represented by A per molecule.