A process can prepare an isocyanurate compound by hydrosilylation. The compound is a tris[3-(trialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, a tris[3-(alkyldialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, and/or a tris[3-(dialkylalkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, The process includes (A) preparing a mixture of at least one carboxylic acid, a platinum catalyst, and 1,3,5-triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione; (B) heating the mixture to a temperature in the range of 40 to 140 C.; (C) adding at least one H-silane among a hydrotrialkoxysilane, a hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, and a hydrodialkylalkoxysilane to the mixture; (D) adding at least one alcohol to the mixture prepared in step (C); and (E) isolating the isocyanurate compound.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a tris[3-(alkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate from the group of tris-[3-(trialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, tris[3-(alkyldialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate and tris[3-(dialkylalkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate by hydrosilylation, by in step A initially charging a mixture comprising at least one hydroalkoxysilane from the group of hydrotrialkoxysilane, hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, hydrodialkylalkoxysilane [called H-silane(s) for short], at least one carboxylic acid and a Pt catalyst, heating the mixture to a temperature of 50 to 140 C., in step B adding a mixture of 1,3,5-triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione and at least one alcohol to the mixture from step A while mixing, in step C leaving the mixture from step B to react while mixing and in step D working up the product mixture thus obtained.

A mononuclear iron bivalent complex having iron-silicon bonds, which is represented by formula (1), can exhibit an excellent catalytic activity in at least one reaction selected from three reactions, i.e., a hydrosilylation reaction, a hydrogenation reaction and a reaction for reducing a carbonyl compound. ##STR00001## (In the formula, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted by X, or the like; X represents a halogen atom, or the like; L.sup.1 represents at least one two-electron ligand selected from an isonitrile ligand, an amine ligand, an imine ligand, a nitrogenated heterocyclic ring, a phosphine ligand, a phosphite ligand and a sulfide ligand, wherein, when multiple L.sup.1's are present, two L.sup.1's may be bonded to each other; L.sup.2 represents a two-electron ligand that is different from a CO ligand or the above-mentioned L.sup.1, wherein, when multiple L.sup.2's are present, two L.sup.2's may be bonded to each other; and m.sup.1 represents an integer of 1 to 4 and m.sup.2 represents an integer of 0 to 3, wherein the sum total of m.sup.1 and m.sup.2 (i.e., m.sup.1+m.sup.2) satisfies 3 or 4.)

A long life catalyst is provided that is conveniently and inexpensively capable of being produced and that is highly active and has inhibited metal leakage. According to aspects of the present invention, a catalyst is provided that includes: a polymer including a plurality of first structural units and a plurality of second structural units; and metal acting as a catalytic center, wherein at least part of the metal is covered with the polymer, each of the plurality of first structural units has a first atom constituting a main chain of the polymer and a first substituent group bonded to the first atom, a second atom included in each of the plurality of second structural units is bonded to the first atom, and the second atom is different from the first atom, or at least one of all substituent groups on the second atom is different from the first substituent group.

There is provided herein a method of preparing an isocyanatosilane including reacting an olefinic isocyanate with a hydridosilane in the presence of a dinuclear rhodium complex under hydrosilylation conditions.

Fluorinated cyclopentene moieties and fluorinated cyclopentene functionalized silica materials are provided. The fluorinated cyclopentene functionalized silica materials include a silica material having the fluorinated cyclopentene moiety covalently bonded thereto. Exemplary silica materials include a polysilsesquioxane, a nanosilica, a microsilica, a silica gel, a silica aerogel, or combinations thereof. The fluorinated cyclopentene moieties are based on a modification of perfluorocyclopentene (i.e., 1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoro-1-cyclopentene) by nucleophilic substitution with an appropriate nucleophile having a reactive functional group. Methods for preparing fluorinated cyclopentene moieties and the corresponding fluorinated cyclopentene functionalized silica materials are also provided.

Disclosed herein are carboxyl group containing perfluoropolyether compounds of formula (I): RfX.sup.1X.sup.2 (I), wherein the groups Rf, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and using perfluoropolyether compounds.

A process can prepare a 3-glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane of formula (I), (R)O(CH.sub.2).sub.3Si(OR).sub.3 (I), where R groups are independently a methyl or ethyl group and R represents an H.sub.2C(O)CHCH.sub.2 group. The process includes reacting (i) a functionalized alkene of formula (II), (R)OC.sub.3H.sub.5 (II), where R represents an H.sub.2C(O)CHCH.sub.2 group, with (ii) at least one hydroalkoxysilane of formula (III), HSi(OR).sub.3 (III), where R groups are independently a methyl or ethyl group. The reacting takes place in the presence of (iii) a Karstedt catalyst or a catalyst having hexachloroplatinic acid as a homogeneous catalyst, and (iv) 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid, or both. The process further includes obtaining a product of the reacting.

A process can prepare an isocyanurate compound by hydrosilylation. The compound is a tris[3-(trialkoxysily)propyl] isocyanurate, a tris[3-(alkyldialkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, and/or a tris[3-(dialkylalkoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate. The process includes (A) preparing a mixture of at least one carboxylic acid, a platinum catalyst, and 1,3,5-triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione; (B) heating the mixture to a temperature in the range of 40 to 140 C.; (C) adding at least one H-silane among a hydrotrialkoxysilane, a hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, and a hydrodialkylalkoxysilane to the mixture; (D) adding at least one alcohol to the mixture prepared in step (C); and (E) isolating the isocyanurate compound.

An organosilane having formula (I) X-A-Z, wherein X is SiR.sup.4.sub.nR.sup.2.sub.(3-n), where each R.sup.4 is independently OR.sup.1 or halogen, wherein each R.sup.1 is independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbyl and each R.sup.2 is independently C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbyl, and n is from 1 to 3, A is C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbylene, wherein the backbone of the hydrocarbylene is substituted and the substitution comprises one or more oxygen atoms, one or more nitrogen atoms, or carbonyl, Z is a sugar group, a diglycerol group, a polyglycerol group, or a xylitol group, methods of making the organosilane of formula (I), and applications of the organosilane of formula (I).