Abstract: The invention relates to a process for transvinylation of a carboxylic acid feedstock with a vinyl ester feedstock to obtain a vinyl ester product and the corresponding acid of the vinyl ester feedstock in the presence of one or more ruthenium catalysts, wherein a) the vinyl ester feedstock, the carboxylic acid feedstock and a ruthenium catalyst are fed to the reactor, and b) the transvinylation reaction is carried out, characterized in that a carbonyl-free Ru(III) carboxylate is used as the ruthenium catalyst and in that no carbon monoxide is supplied, c) the reaction is carried out at a temperature of 110 to 170° C., d) upon completion of the transvinylation reaction, the vinyl ester feedstock and the corresponding acid are separated from the reaction mixture by distillation, e) the vinyl ester product is separated by distillation from the bottom product of the distillation, and f) the remaining reaction mixture is recycled into the reactor.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (4) are prepared by polymerization of oxasilacycles in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Abstract: Oxasilacycles are prepared by the intramolecular condensation of silanes bearing Si-bonded hydrogen and ethylenically unsaturated radicals in the presence of a triorganoborane, aminoborane complex, or phosphine-borane complex as a hydrosilylation catalyst. Spirocyclic oxasilacycles, and alkoxy-substituted oxaspirocycles with quaternary substitution of a C atom adjacent to oxygen may be prepared.

Abstract: Aminoalkylalkoxysilanes are prepared from halo(haloalkyl)silanes in the simultaneous presence of ammonia or primary organic amine and alcohol.

Abstract: Hydroxymethyl-functional siloxanes and silica gels are prepared by reacting a siloxacycle having at least one unit of the formula [SiR2(OR3)—CH2—O]n with water, optionally in the presence of a hydrolyzable silane.

Abstract: Oxasilacycles are prepared by the intramolecular condensation of silanes bearing Si-bonded hydrogen and ethylenically unsaturated radicals in the presence of a triorganoborane, aminoborane complex, or phosphine-borane complex as a hydrosilylation catalyst. Spirocyclic oxasilacycles, and alkoxy-substituted oxaspirocycles with quaternary substitution of a C atom adjacent to oxygen may be prepared.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (4) are prepared by polymerization of oxasilacycles in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Abstract: The invention provides mixtures, liquid at 25° C.

Abstract: Aminoalkylalkoxysilanes are prepared from halo(haloalkyl)silanes in the simultaneous presence of ammonia or primary organic amine and alcohol.

Abstract: Lateral hydroxymethyl-substituted organopolysiloxanol are prepared by reacting a silanol-stopped organosiloxane with a hydrolyzable methyleneoxy-group-containing organosilicon compound.

Abstract: Hydroxymethyl-functional siloxanes and silica gels are prepared by reacting a siloxacycle having at least one unit of the formula [SiR2(OR3)—CH2—O]n with water, optionally in the presence of a hydrolyzable silane.

Abstract: The object of the invention is an electrode for a Li-ion battery, which contains a crosslinked polyether-siloxane copolymer (V), which can be prepared by crosslinking of siloxane macromers (S) having the average general formula (1): HaR1bSiO(4-a-b)/2??(1), where R1 is a monovalent, SiC-bonded C1-C18 hydrocarbon radical which is free of aliphatic carbon-carbon multiple bonds and a and b are nonnegative integers, with the proviso that 0.5<(a+b)<3.0 and 0<a<2, and that at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms are present per molecule, by means of polyether macromers (P) containing at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and optionally further compounds (W) containing alkenyl groups, with polyethylene glycols functionalized by one allyl group being excepted from the compounds (W) as binder; and also a process for preparing a crosslinked polyether-siloxane copolymer (V) as binder for the electrode in a Li-ion battery in a crosslinking step.

Abstract: Lateral hydroxymethyl-substituted organopolysiloxanol are prepared by reacting a silanol-stopped organosiloxane with a hydrolyzable methyleneoxy-group-containing organosilicon compound.

Abstract: Silanes containing an ester group are produced in high yield and purity by reacting a salt of a carboxylic acid with a silane containing a carboxylate substitutable leaving group following by distilling the product mixture to obtain a distillate containing the ester group containing silane product, wherein a solvent having a boiling point higher than the product is contained in the product mixture during at least a terminal portion of the distillation.

Abstract: Silanes containing an ester group are produced in high yield and purity by reacting a salt of a carboxylic acid with a silane containing a carboxylate substitutable leaving group following by distilling the product mixture to obtain a distillate containing the ester group containing silane product, wherein a solvent having a boiling point higher than the product is contained in the product mixture during at least a terminal portion of the distillation.

Abstract: The invention relates to stabilized mixtures (M) comprising a polymer (P) that can be humidity-cured into a cured polymer (PV), wherein the polymer (P) comprises hydrolysable silane groups at least one location not corresponding to the two ends of the main polymer chain, and silane (W) having at least one hydrolysable group as a water catcher, reacting faster with water at 25° C. and 1 bar than the humidity-curing polymer (P), and to a method for curing polymers (P) in mixtures (M) by means of water and particular silanes (W).

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the synthesis of bis(aminoalkyl)disiloxanes of the general formula I by reaction of the carbamatosilanes of the general formula Ma or of the carbamatodisiloxanes of the general formula Mb or of mixtures thereof in the presence of water, where R1 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 100 C atoms, it being possible for the carbon chain to be interrupted by non-adjacent oxygens, sulphur atoms, —NR6—(CO)— or —NHCONH- groups and for the hydrogens in the divalent hydrocarbon radical individually to be substituted by F, Cl, NR7R8 or OR9 groups, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 100 C atoms.

Abstract: An enantioselective method for producing optically active 3-alkyl carboxylic acids comprises transforming an optically active secondary alcohol into an optically active, activated compound by introducing a leaving group; reacting the activated compound with a malonic acid derivative to obtain an optically active, alkylated malonic acid compound, the reaction taking place exclusively in ether and/or carboxylic acid ester solvents and one or more aprotic polar solvents or alcohols as a cosolvent in a maximum proportion of 30 volume percent of total solvent, wherein the added cosolvent is not hexamethyl phosphoric acid triamide; the malonic acid compound is hydrolyzed if necessary to obtain the corresponding acid; and the corresponding acid is decarboxylated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for hydroxymethylating noncyclic ?,?-dialkylcarboxylic acid derivatives with formaldehyde using amide bases at temperatures of from ?40° C. up to the boiling point of the solvent or solvent mixture used.

Abstract: A process for preparing alkynecarboxylic acids includes the oxidation of an alkyne alcohol with a hypohalite in the presence of a nitroxyl compound at a pH of greater than 7 with continual addition of the alkyne alcohol and of the hypohalite to the reaction mixture.