Abstract: Phosphone ester modified organosilicon compounds are prepared by reacting phosphonic ester-functionalized alkoxysilane with a silanol-functional organosilicon compound. The product is produced in high yield and purity.

Abstract: Phosphone ester modified organosilicon compounds are prepared by reacting phosphonic ester-functionalized alkoxysilane with a silanol-functional organosilicon compound. The product is produced in high yield and purity.

Abstract: Phosphonate-functional organosilicon compounds in which the phosphonate ester group is linked to silicon by an Si—C—P linkage are prepared rapidly and in high yield by the hydrolysis and polycondensation of phosphonate-functional alkoxysilanes with water.

Abstract: Liquid-crystalline polyorganosiloxanes containing methacryloxy and/or acryloxy groups are prepared by reaction of polyorganosiloxanes containing hydrogen atoms bonded directly to silicon atoms with alkenes and/or alkynes containing mesogenic groups in two steps, wherein the polyorganosiloxanes mentioned are reacted in a first step with alkene and/or alkyne containing mesogenic groups and are reacted in a second step with an alkene and/or alkyne containing at least one methacryloxy and/or acryloxy group and mesogenic groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds and to a process for preparing liquid-crystalline polyorganosiloxanes having methacryloxy and/or acryloxy groups by the reaction of organosiloxanes having hydrogen atoms bonded directly to silicon atoms and/or organosilanes which can be condensed to form organosiloxanes having hydrogen atoms bonded directly to silicon atoms, with alkenes and/or alkynes having mesogenic groups, which comprises reacting in a first step the organosiloxanes with an alkene and/or alkyne having at least one non-enolic hydroxyl group protected by a protective group, and in a second step the protective group is removed and the hydroxyl group which is now free is esterified with (meth)acrylic acid, esters, anhydrides and/or halides thereof and thereafter optionally condensing the organosilanes to organosiloxanes.