Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a silanol compound capable of efficiently producing a silanol compound. The method for producing a silanol compound includes a proton exchange step of forming a silanol compound having a structure represented by following formula (c) by reacting a silicate having a structure represented by following formula (a) with an acidic compound having an acid dissociation constant pKa of ?1 to 20 in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). (In formula (a), Qi+ represents an i-valent cation and i represents an integer of 1 to 4).

Abstract: An organosilicon compound can be efficiently produced by using metallic element-containing nanoparticles such as a platinum element-containing nanoparticle having a solvent on surface as a catalyst of the hydrosilylation reaction of alkenes.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an oligosiloxane and an oligosiloxane synthesizer, by which an oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced. An oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced by the method for producing an oligosiloxane, which includes a condensation step for generating a hydrosiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (d) by reacting an alkoxysilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (b) with a hydrosilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (c) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity, and a hydrosilylation step for generating an alkoxysiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (f) by reacting the hydrosiloxane having the structure represented by Formula (d) generated in the condensation step with a carbonyl compound represented by the following Formula (E) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a silanol compound capable of efficiently producing a silanol compound. The method for producing a silanol compound includes a proton exchange step of forming a silanol compound having a structure represented by following formula (c) by reacting a silicate having a structure represented by following formula (a) with an acidic compound having an acid dissociation constant pKa of ?1 to 20 in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). (In formula (a), Qi+ represents an i-valent cation and i represents an integer of 1 to 4).

Abstract: A method for producing an oligosilane which includes a reaction step of producing an oligosilane by dehydrogenative coupling of hydrosilane. The reaction step is carried out in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one transition element selected from the group consisting of Periodic Table group 3 transition elements, group 4 transition elements, group 5 transition elements, group 6 transition elements, and group 7 transition elements. Also disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst for dehydrogenative coupling that produces an oligosilane by dehydrogenative coupling of hydrosilane.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an oligosiloxane and an oligosiloxane synthesizer, by which an oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced. An oligosiloxane can be efficiently produced by the method for producing an oligosiloxane, which includes a condensation step for generating a hydrosiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (d) by reacting an alkoxysilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (b) with a hydrosilane having a structure represented by the following Formula (c) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity, and a hydrosilylation step for generating an alkoxysiloxane having a structure represented by the following Formula (f) by reacting the hydrosiloxane having the structure represented by Formula (d) generated in the condensation step with a carbonyl compound represented by the following Formula (E) in the presence of a boron compound having Lewis acidity.

Abstract: An organosilicon compound can be efficiently produced by using metallic element-containing nanoparticles such as a platinum element-containing nanoparticle having a solvent on surface as a catalyst of the hydrosilylation reaction of alkenes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oligosilane production method with which a target oligosilane can be selectively produced. Oligosilanes can be efficiently produced at an improved selectivity for a target oligosilane by using, as a raw material, not only monosilane but also an oligosilane with a smaller number of silicon atoms than the target oligosilane or conversely an oligosilane with a larger number of silicon atoms than the target oligosilane.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing an acyloxysilane which is useful as a functional chemical, an acyloxysilane obtained thereby, and the use thereof. The present invention provides: a method for producing an acyloxysilane, including a reaction step of reacting an alkoxysilane with a carboxylic anhydride in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the alkoxysilane is a specified alkoxysilane represented by General Formula (I), the carboxylic anhydride is a specified carboxylic acid represented by General Formula (IIA) or (IIB), the catalyst is an acid catalyst, and an acyloxysilane obtained in the reaction step is a specified acyloxysilane represented by General Formula (IIIA) or (IIIB); and the use of the acyloxysilane as a surface treatment agent or the like.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide silanol compounds that can be used as raw materials of siloxane compounds and the like, and a composition of the silanol compounds, as well as to provide a production method that makes it possible to produce silanol compounds at excellent yield. A composition comprising 5 mass % to 100 mass % of a silanol compound represented by Formulas (A) to (C) can be prepared by devising to produce silanol compounds under water-free conditions, to produce silanol compounds in a solvent having the effect of suppressing the condensation of silanol compounds, and to perform other such processes, the composition being able to be used as a raw material or the like of siloxane compounds because the silanol compounds can be stably present in the resulting composition.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing an acyloxysilane which is useful as a functional chemical, an acyloxysilane obtained thereby, and the use thereof. The present invention provides: a method for producing an acyloxysilane, including a reaction step of reacting an alkoxysilane with a carboxylic anhydride in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the alkoxysilane is a specified alkoxysilane represented by General Formula (I), the carboxylic anhydride is a specified carboxylic acid represented by General Formula (IIA) or (IIB), the catalyst is an acid catalyst, and an acyloxysilane obtained in the reaction step is a specified acyloxysilane represented by General Formula (IIIA) or (IIIB); and the use of the acyloxysilane as a surface treatment agent or the like.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing oligosilane and in particular to provide a method that can efficiently produce oligosilane at lower temperatures and with an improved yield and selectivity. In the dehydrogenative coupling reaction of hydrosilane, oligosilane can be efficiently produced at an improved selectivity for oligosilane, and in particular at an improved selectivity for disilane, by carrying out the reaction in the presence of zeolite having pores with a minor diameter of at least 0.43 nm and a major diameter of not more than 0.69 nm.

Abstract: A metal complex exhibits blue light emission of high color purity and has a color purity of small temperature dependence, particularly in the blue region. Specifically, the metal complex is represented by Formula (1a): wherein M is a metal atom; R0 is a divalent linking group; each j independently represents 0 or 1; RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4 and RP6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like; RP5 represents a halogen atom or the like; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): represents a bidentate ligand; wherein Rx and Ry are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A highly stable metal complex useful for the manufacture of a light-emitting device has an excellent lifetime property, particularly in a blue region, specifically a metal complex represented by Formula (1): wherein M is a metal atom; each R0 independently represents a divalent linking group; i and j each independently represent 0 or 1; RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and the like, with a proviso that at least one of RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 is a dendron; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): represents a bidentate ligand; wherein Rx and Ry are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom and the like.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide silanol compounds that can be used as raw materials of siloxane compounds and the like, and a composition of the silanol compounds, as well as to provide a production method that makes it possible to produce silanol compounds at excellent yield. A composition comprising 5 mass % to 100 mass % of a silanol compound represented by Formulas (A) to (C) can be prepared by devising to produce silanol compounds under water-free conditions, to produce silanol compounds in a solvent having the effect of suppressing the condensation of silanol compounds, and to perform other such processes, the composition being able to be used as a raw material or the like of siloxane compounds because the silanol compounds can be stably present in the resulting composition.

Abstract: An alternative method for efficiently producing lactic acids from a carbohydrate-containing raw material such as cellulose is provided. The method for producing lactic acid and/or lactic acid ester comprises performing heat treatment on a carbohydrate-containing raw material in a solvent containing a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of a tin compound, an indium compound, and a rhenium compound, and the solvent contains water and/or alcohol.

Abstract: A metal complex exhibits blue light emission of high color purity and has a color purity of small temperature dependence, particularly in the blue region. Specifically, the metal complex is represented by Formula (1a): wherein M is a metal atom; R0 is a divalent linking group; each j independently represents 0 or 1; RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4 and RP6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like; RP5 represents a halogen atom or the like; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): represents a bidentate ligand; wherein Rx and Ry are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A highly stable metal complex useful for the manufacture of a light-emitting device has an excellent lifetime property, particularly in a blue region, specifically a metal complex represented by Formula (1): wherein M is a metal atom; each R0 independently represents a divalent linking group; i and j each independently represent 0 or 1; RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 resent each independently rep a hydrogen atom and the like, with a proviso that at least one of RP1, RP2, RP3, RP4, RP5 and RP6 is a dendron; m is an integer of from 1 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, and m+n is 2 or 3; and the portion represented by Formula (2): represents a bidentate ligand; wherein Rx and Ry are an atom bonding to the metal atom M, and each independently represents a carbon atom and the like.

Abstract: A method of producing a norbornanedicarboxylic acid ester, the method including a step of reacting a norbornadiene and a formic acid ester in the presence of a ruthenium compound, a cobalt compound, a halide salt and a basic compound.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus comprises a map display control unit that displays a map on a display monitor, a voice information outputting unit that outputs voice information related to traveling of a vehicle, and a highlighting unit that highlights a part of the map that corresponds to the voice information in synchronization with output of the voice information by the voice information outputting unit.