Abstract: At least one (poly)thio alkoxy and/or halosilane is/are prepared by reaction of at least one sulfur-containing reagent with at least one alkoxy and/or halosilane, wherein an ionic addition of a sulfur-containing reagent to an alkoxy and/or halosilane is preferably conducted with thermal and/or actinic activation; the novel polythio alkoxy and/or halosilanes of formula (III.2) thus prepared are particularly useful as coupling agents in elastomeric compositions containing a white filler of the silica type and having the formula (III.2) wherein, for example, R1.1 and R1.3=methyl and R1.2=ethoxy.

Abstract: The use of a functionalized organosilicon compound as a coupling agent between an inorganic filler and an elastomer in an elastomer composition including an isoprene elastomer and a reinforcing inorganic filler is disclosed. The compound is selected among functionalized organosilicon compounds including at least one double bond C?C or C?N, and not including any C?C—C?O bonds or N?N bonds, and reacting with the isoprene units according to an electrocyclic reaction, in particular according to a standard cycloaddition reaction [2+1], [2+2], [3+2] or a Diels-Alder reaction [4+2] or an ene-synthesis reaction other than an ene-synthesis reaction between an isoprene unit and a C?C—C?O or N?N function. Also described, are elastomer composition(s) obtained and items manufactured using such compositions.

Abstract: Functionalized organosilicon compounds (I), including at least one azo-activated structural unit, are prepared by: A. reacting at least one silane precursor (IV) with at least one hydrazo-precursor compound (V) to obtain hydrazine precursors (II) of such organosilicon compounds and B. oxidizing the hydrazine group of the precursors (II) to obtain precursors of the compounds (I), employing an oxidizer (NaOCl) and a base (NaOH), the oxidation being carried out in a biphase aqueous/organic medium, with the pH of the aqueous phase ranging from 3 to 11, such oxidation B being carried out directly in the reaction medium obtained from step A and containing the precursors (II), without isolating these precursors.

Abstract: Organomonoalkoxy/monohydroxy silanes, particularly halogenated or aklenylated organomonoalkoxy (or monohydroxy) silanes, which are useful intermediates in organic syntheses, are prepared by reacting an alkoxysilane with an organometallic compound suited for substituting at least certain of the alkoxy functions of the alkoxysilane with a monovalent hydrocarbon radical other than alkoxy and co-preparing a metallic alkoxylate by-product capable of denaturing the substituted silanes thus obtained, including contacting the metallic alkoxylate with at least one agent (A) reactive with the alkoxy functions of the alkoxylate to generate one or more species inert relative to the alkoxysilane, such agent (A) being selected from among the electrophile and/or mineral acid groups.

Abstract: At least one (poly)thio alkoxy and/or halosilane is/are prepared by reaction of at least one sulfur-containing reagent with at least one alkoxy and/or halosilane, wherein an ionic addition of a sulfur-containing reagent to an alkoxy and/or halosilane is preferably conducted with thermal and/or actinic activation; the novel polythio alkoxy and/or halosilanes of formula (III.2) thus prepared are particularly useful as coupling agents in elastomeric compositions containing a white filler of the silica type and having the formula (III.2) wherein, for example, R1.1 and R1.3=methyl and R1.2=ethoxy.

Abstract: Functionalized organomonoalkoxy (or monohydroxy) silanes, in particular alkenyl (allyl) functionalized silanes, are useful as intermediates in organic synthesis, and are prepared by reacting dialkyldialkoxysilanes with an organic halide compound (allyl halide) (III) in an ether solvent (SI), such compound (III) being suited to substitute the alkoxy groups by functionalized groups, for example alkenyl groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a fluorinated and silylated derivative having a bond between the bearing carbon of at least one fluorine and one silicon. This method comprises at least one step during which a derivative of formula (I) Rf—CO—O-D, in which D is selected among silylated radicals, is placed in the presence of a base. The inventive method is used for synthesizing fluorinated derivatives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a fluorinated and silylated derivative having a bond between the bearing carbon of at least one fluorine and one silicon. This method comprises at least one step during which a derivative of formula (I) Rf-CO—O-D, in which D is selected among silylated radicals, is placed in the presence of a base. The inventive method is used for synthesizing fluorinated derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bismuth-type promoter and its use as a Lewis acid catalyst for acylation reactions of aromatic compounds. The promoter corresponds to the formula MY&mgr;−q&xgr;q, where M represents a &mgr;-valent and at least trivalent element in the cationic form, preferably known to give Lewis acids, where Y is a monovalent anion or a monovalent anionic functional group, where &xgr;− represents an anion or an anionic functional group carrying a sulfonyl functional group carried by a perhalogenated atom, preferably a perfluorinated atom, more preferably a perfluoromethylene (—CF2—); and where q is an integer advantageously chosen within the closed range (comprising the limits) ranging from 1 to (&mgr;−1) (that is to say, 1 or 2 when &mgr; is 3). The present application also relates to processes for the preparation of the promoter.