Provided are an organosilicon compound capable of improving the storage stability of a composition (curability after long-term storage); and a method for producing the same. The organosilicon compound has, in one molecule, at least one carboxylic acid ester group represented by the following general formula (1) and at least one hydrolyzable silyl group represented by the following general formula (2):
OC(O)CH.sub.2R.sub.1(1) wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
SiR.sup.2.sub.3-nY.sub.n(2) wherein R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, Y represents a hydrolyzable group, and n represents an integer satisfying 1n3.

Intermediates and methods of their use in the synthesis of analogs of halichondrin B are provided.

A corrosion resistant material is described including a substrate, a first material including less than about 90% of an amino group or epoxy group, between about 0.05% and about 50% siloxane, between about 5% and about 80% nanoparticles, microparticles, or macroparticles, and between about 0.1% and about 5% of a first functionalized graphitic material, a second material including less than about 90% of a silyl group, between about 0.05% and about 50% siloxane, between about 5% and about 80% nanoparticles, microparticles, or macroparticles, and between about 0.1% and about 5% of a second functionalized graphitic material, and a third material including less than about 90% of an amino group or epoxy group and a silyl group, between about 0.05% and about 50% siloxane, between about 5% and about 80% nanoparticles, microparticles, or macroparticles, and between about 0.1% and about 5% of a third functionalized graphitic material.

A cyclic aminoorganoxysilane compound having the following general formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sup.6 to R.sup.8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom, m is 0, 1 or 2 and n is 0 or 1.

The present invention relates to a catalytic process for the partial reduction of esters or lactones to silyl acetals, which upon hydrolysis give aldehydes, using silanes as reducing agents, preferably triethylsilane (TESH) or 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS), in the presence of novel triaryl borane type catalysts. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel triaryl borane type catalyst compounds of formula (I) which can be applied for the partial reduction of an ester or lactone to a silyl acetal. In the formula R.sub.1, R.sub.1, R.sub.5, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are groups having small steric demand and R10 is a group having large steric demand. The invention also relates to N a method for the preparation of aldehydes or lactols wherein said method comprises the following steps: i) an ester or lactone is reacted with a silane in the presence of a compound of formula (I) to obtain a silyl acetal; ii) the obtained silyl acetal is hydrolysed with acidic or fluoride containing reagent to form an aldehyde or lactol; iii) optionally, the resulting aldehyde or lactol is separated and purified.

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The present invention relates to a method for preparing organic compounds of formula (I) by reaction between a silylated formiate of formula (II) and an organic compound in the presence of a catalyst and optionally of an additive. The invention also relates to use of the method for preparing organic compounds of formula (I) for the preparation of reagents for fine chemistry and for heavy chemistry, as well as in the production of vitamins, pharmaceutical products, adhesives, acrylic fibres, synthetic leathers, and pesticides.

The invention relates to an alkoxysilane polysulfide, of formula (I):

(R.sup.3O).sub.3-n(R.sup.1).sub.nSiCH.sub.2(R.sup.2)CHZS.sub.xZHC(R.sup.2)CH.sub.2Si(R.sup.1).sub.n(OR.sup.3).sub.3-n(I),

in which: R.sup.1, which are identical or different, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sup.2, which are identical or different, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.3, which are identical or different, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Z, which are identical or different, each represent a divalent hydrocarbon bonding group comprising from 1 to 16 carbon atoms; x is an integral or fractional number greater than or equal to 2; and n is an integer equal to 0, 1 or 2.

Bisaminoalkoxysilanes of Formula I, and methods using same, are described herein:

R.sup.1Si(NR.sup.2R.sup.3)(NR.sup.4R.sup.5)OR.sup.6I

where R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.6 is selected from a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 linear alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 branched alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 cyclic alkyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 alkynyl group, and a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Provided herein are nickel(O) catalysts that are stable when exposed to air and can be used to catalyze the formation of a CC, CO, or CN bond.

The mechanochemically functionalizing silicon nanoparticles and the functionalized silicon nanoparticles are described. The processes include applying shear forces to silicon metal the presence of an alkane and thereby functionalizing the silicon with an alkyl-functionalization. The resulting product includes a plurality of silicon nanoparticles each carrying an alkyl-functionalization derived from an alkane.