Abstract: There is disclosed an improved method for preparing a hybrid organodisilanol compound having the formulaHO--R.sup.1 R.sup.2 SiC.sub.n H.sub.2n RC.sub.n H.sub.2n SiR.sup.1 R.sup.2 --OH (I)said method comprising:(A) reacting a dihydridosilane of the formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 SiH.sub.2 (II)with a diene of the formulaC.sub.n H.sub.2n-1 RC.sub.n H.sub.2n-1 (III)to provide a dihydrido compound of the formulaH--R.sup.1 R.sup.2 SiC.sub.n H.sub.2n RC.sub.n H.sub.2n SiR.sup.1 R.sup.2 --H (IV); and(B) reacting said dihydrido compound (IV) with a buffered water solution in the presence of a palladium catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing a fluorinated silane having the formulaR.sup.1.sub.4 Si (I)or the formulaR.sup.2.sub.3 Si(R.sup.3 SiR.sup.4.sub.2).sub.z R.sup.3 SiR.sup.2.sub.3(II)said method comprising reacting the corresponding halide-functional or alkoxy-functional silane with lithium aluminum hydride or sodium borohydride to form a hydride-functional silane and then reacting the latter with a vinyl-terminated fluorotelomer or an allyl-terminated fluorotelomer, wherein at least three R.sub.1 of said silane (I), at least two of the R.sup.2 and at least one R.sup.4 of said silane (II) are selected from derivatives of fluorotelomers or fluorocotelomers, z has an average value of 0 to 4 and R.sup.3 is a derivative of an alkylene-terminated telechelic divalent telomer or cotelomer.