Abstract: A method for the continuous production of anhydrous potassium tert-butoxide in a packed distillation column, wherein aqueous potash lye is fed with excess tert-butyl alcohol to the top of the column. Water formed in the reaction as well as water brought in with the reactants is distilled out at the top using methylcyclohexane or n-heptane as withdrawing agent. The amount of the withdrawing agent and of the tert-butanol must be selected such that above the column boiler a content between 0.2 and 2 wt.-% of the withdrawing agent is present in the gas mixture, while the gas mixture in the middle of the column has either between 32 and 34 wt.-% of methylcyclohexane or 36 to 38 wt.-% of n-heptane. The water together with the withdrawing agent and tert-butanol is withdrawn from the top of the column and then condensed. The organic phase of the condensate is fed back to the column.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for the preparation of dichlorosilane by the disproportionation of trichlorosilane at standard pressure and temperatures up to the boiling point of the trichlorosilane in a reactor having a solid-bed catalyst while removing dichlorosilane with contents of trichlorosilane from the gas chamber of the reactor for separation in a distillation column and derivation of liquid reaction phase for the separation of tetrachlorosilane from trichlorosilane in a distillation column with recycling of trichlorosilane into the reactor. Preferably a common distillation column is provided for both separations.

Abstract: Monoalkylethers of alkyleneglycols and oligoalkyleneglycols are reacted completely with terminally unsaturated alkenyl halides to form terminally mono unsaturated glycolethers as product, wherein initially a complete reaction to the corresponding alcoholate takes place with only one equivalent of alcoholate former, such as alkali metal alcoholate or hydroxide, and two equivalents of glycolmonoether, then the alcoholate is reacted with one equivalent of alkenyl halide, whereupon a mixture of the desired product and the glycolmonoether of the alkali metal halide is filtered or distilled off, then this mixture is reacted with the second equivalent of the alcoholate former, whereupon the recovery of the product takes place by distillation from the reaction mixture and then, after addition of a further equivalent of glycolmonoether to the residue from the product recovery, the reaction of the first and the subsequent steps is repeated.

Abstract: Disclosed are 2-silacoumaranes and their o-allylphenolsilane monoester precursors and methods for their preparation. The benzene ring of these new compounds may be substituted with halogen and/or alkyl or alkyl halogen moieties. The cyclization of monoester precursor to the desired end products is performed in the presence of catalysts. This cyclization can be performed without the isolation of the o-allyphenolsilane monoester by feeding by the cyclization reactor with the starting products for the preparation of this intermediate directly after they have reacted, or, if trichlorosilane is the starting product, directly after they have been mixed.Among other applications, the invention compounds are suitable for use as adhesion mediators and additives for coating compositions.

Abstract: A method for removing silane compounds from exhaust gases containing silanes comprises treating the silane containing gas with a metal alcholate in alcoholic solution to form a tetraalkoxysilane.

Abstract: In a method of preparing cyanoalkyl-akoxysilanes, which is suitable for the production of these silanes on a large technical scale, the reaction of a chloroalkyl-alkoxysilane with an alkali metal cyanide in the presence of a solvent takes place in a stirring reactor which is provided with means for loading these starting materials and with an outlet opening for the alkali metal chloride by-product, and which is connected through a bypass valve to a column with a superimposed condenser. After the reaction in the reactor has ended, first the solvent is distilled out through the column and then the main part of the cyanosilane, and then the rest of the cyanosilane is distilled out while bypassing the column. The alkali metal chloride is then removed from the reactor through a lock.

Abstract: A method for the cleavage of organosiloxanes with chlorosilanes in the presence of ferric chloride and hydrogen chloride as catalysts resulting in chloroalkyl silanes or chloroaryl silanes, and organosiloxanes, which are characterized by one or more --O--Si--R.sub.3 groups, (R.dbd.alkyl or aryl), which are directly bound to a silicon atom which in turn is bound either to the same grouping or to an alkyl or aryl moiety.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new method for the preparation of metallic acid esters of titanium, zirconium or hafnium wherein a halide of the metal reacts with an organosilane ester, resulting in the formation of partial esters of the metallic acids. The degree of esterification of the metallic acid ester can be controlled based on the organosilane ester and it is possible to obtain complete esterification of the metal halides. The metallic acid partial esters prepared by the method are very pure, and can be separated selectively from the mixture in a simple manner. The metallic acid alkyl esters obtained can very easily be further esterified to the metallic acid tetraalkyl esters with the formation of very pure tetraalkyl esters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the esterification of the halides of titanium, zirconium or hafnium. The esterification takes place in two steps. The first step is performed in the absence of acid acceptors, and the alcohol is introduced into the metal halide dissolved in a solvent, without any appreciable contact with the gas phase. The reactor must be held at the boiling temperature. In this step at least half of the alcohol needed for the entire reaction is used. The second esterification step is performed in a known manner with the addition of acid acceptors after the hydrogen halide that formed in the first esterification step has been removed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the production of silicon ester halides by the equilibration of chlorosilanes and silane esters. Organic phosphorous compounds are used as catalysts. These catalysts make it possible to obtain a virtually pure end product with a defined partial ester structure, and they reduce the formation of undesired by-products. The final distillation can also be performed in the presence of these catalysts without the occurrence of any disproportioning destruction of the reaction products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing bis-trimethylsilylamides of carboxylic acids from the carboxylic acid amide by mixing two equivalents of trimethylchlorosilane and an excess of hexamethyldisilazane, heating the mixture to 40.degree. to 80.degree. C. and adding two equivalents of a tertiary amine as acid acceptor. The method results in substantially improved purity and yield of end product.

Abstract: A method for the continuous or batch preparation of trialkyl organo-oxysilanes by reaction of organic hydroxy compounds with trialkyl halogen silanes in the absence of acid-binding substances is disclosed. The organic hydroxy compound is added directly to the trialkoxy halogen silane in an amount which corresponds to no more than the stoichiometrically necessary amount. The trialkyl halogen silane, or the resultant mixture is always at the boiling temperature or above the boiling temperature in the gaseous state. The reaction mixture is subjected, no later than toward the end of the reaction, to a column distillation in which the column temperature is held such that the reaction is carried to the end within the column. In continuous operation, the trialkyl halogen silane is introduced in gaseous form into the bottom of a column and either kept under reflux or introduced into a reactor into which corresponding stoichiometric amounts of organic hydroxy compound are simultaneously introduced.

Abstract: Carboxylic acid trimethylsilyl esters (I) and trimethylsilyl carboxylic acid amides can be prepared simultaneously from the corresponding carboxylic acid anhydrides; the esters (I) and monocarboxylic acid trimethylsilyl amides are formed first and can then be recovered, or else the bis-trimethylsilyl carboxylic acid amides are formed by further transposition with trimethylchlorosilane in the presence of tertiary amines, and are separated from the carboxylic acid trimethylsilyl ester (I) and recovered.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mercaptoalkyl alkoxysilanes and the permanent removal of the odorants contained in these compounds. These odorants form during the preparation of the said mercaptosilanes from halogen alkylsilanes with thiourea and ammonia. The removal of the odorants is performed by the admixture of compounds which contain oxirane groups. A subsequent purification, e.g., by distillation, after the addition of these compounds in accordance with the invention, is not necessary. The additive used in accordance with the invention also brings about a sustaining of the freedom from odor for several months.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for continuous production of anhydrous potassium tert.butoxide from aqueous potash lye and tert.butyl alcohol in a packed distillation column. The water of reaction and the water brought in by the starting products is distilled out at the top of the column with the aid of a withdrawing agent. In the bottom of the column an alcoholic solution of the potassium tert.butoxide is produced, which is withdrawn and then processed for isolation of the anhydrous salt. The tert.butyl alcohol is used in excess such that a 10 to 18 weight-percent solution of the salt in alcohol is produced in the bottom of the column. The amount of tert.butyl alcohol together with the amount of the withdrawing agent is selected such that the tert.butyl alcohol content in the gas mixture at the center of the column will be between 50 and 90% by weight. The bottom of the column is continuously maintained at ebullition. A gas mixture of 20 to 50 wt. -% of tert.butyl alcohol and 50 to 80 wt.

Abstract: A method for the preparation of 2-chloroethyldichlorosilanes by the reaction of vinyldichlorosilanes with hydrogen chloride in the presence of ferric chloride or tantalum chloride is disclosed. In the presence of these anhydrous metal chlorides, this reaction can be performed in the temperature range between 30.degree. and 90.degree. C., without the formation to any appreciable extent of methyl or ethyl trichlorosilane or other cleavage products. The end products obtained can also be easily separated from the byproducts by vacuum distillation without the need to resort to additional measures. The vacuum distillation can also be performed in the presence of the metal chlorides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of mercapto alkyl silanes. It sets out from the known reaction of halogen alkyl silanes with thiourea and ammonia, in which guanidine hydrohalides are produced. The separation of these guanidine hydrohalides is performed in accordance with the invention by treating the reaction mixture with a chlorinated hydrocarbon at the end of the reaction. The amount of the chlorinated hydrocarbon is between 20 and 100% of the volume of the input halogen alkyl silane. The treatment with the chlorinated hydrocarbon can be performed either by pouring the latter into the still-hot reaction mixture, or by pouring the still-hot reaction mixture into the chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is advantageous for the precipitation solution that forms to have a temperature above 70.degree. C. after the performance of the precipitation. The filtering out of the precipitated guanidine hydrohalide is performed preferably at room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing 2-phenylethylchlorosilanes. Hydrogen chlorosilanes and styrene are used as starting products, and they are reacted together in the presence of benzothiazole. Benzothiazole is used at least in the same amount as the platinum catalyst. The preferred molar ratio of platinum catalyst to benzothiazole is between 1:2 and 1:50. The reaction can be performed with high yields of the 2-isomer, which is virtually free of the 1-isomer, at temperatures up to about 90.degree. C. At the same time, an excess pressure of up to 6 bar is easily tolerable without marked reduction of the yields of the desired product.

Abstract: A method for the continuous preparation of an alkoxysilane with hydrogen chloride contents of less than 20 ppm. In the method, the esterification is performed continuously in a reactor, and the raw esterification product is delivered to the top of a column. In this column, the reactant alcohol is vaporized and condensed at the top. The raw product drips from the top of the column to the bottom where it is collected as pure product. The method is suitable for the preparation of both tetraalkoxysilanes and of substituted alkoxysilanes. Partially condensed alkoxysilanes having a defined silicon dioxide content can also be made by this method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing dimeric or polymeric organosilane esters whose ester component is at least one glycol moiety and whose silicon atoms are linked together by a glycol moiety. These compounds are known and are used as hydraulic fluids whose preparation involves considerable difficulty. The present invention avoids these difficulties by setting out from organosilane diglycol esters or triglycol esters and transposing them with diglycols or polyglycols. In this transposition the glycol ether corresponding to the glycols is formed and is removed by distillation. The degree of condensation of the organosilane ester products depends on the weight-ratio of the organosilane glycol ester to the diglycols or polyglycols.