B. Cao et al., SYNTHESIS AND HYDROLYSIS OF HYBRIDIZED SILICON ALKOXIDE - SI(OET)(X)(OBUT)(4-X) .2. HYDROLYSIS OF THE SI(OET)(X)(OBUT)(4-X), JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10(3), 1997, pp. 255-261
The hydrolyzation behavior of the Si(OEt)(x)(OBut)(4-x) synthesized in
part I was investigated by gas chromatogram/mass spectrum (GC/MS) tec
hnique. In the Si(OEt)(x)(OBut)(4-x), Si(OEt)(OBut)(3) showed more rap
id hydrolysis than Si(OEt)(2)(OBut)(2), especially in the initial stag
es of the hydrolyzation. The dimer and trimer formations along with th
e sol-gel course were followed during the hydrolyzation process.