Inventors:
Paul Charles Dinh - Midland MI, US
Keiji Wakita - Midland MI, US
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation - Midland MI
International Classification:
C07F 7/14
Abstract:
This invention involves a process for the preparation of haloalkylalkoxysilanes and haloalkylhalosilancs. The process comprises reacting an alkoxyhydridosilane or a halohydridosilanc silane with an alkenylhalide compound in the presence of a catalytic amount of an iridium containing catalyst. When a halohydridosilane is the silane reactant. The resulting haloalkylhalosilane may be alkoxylated by reaction with a C-C, alcohol. In another aspect of the invention, the reacting is conducted under a reduced oxygen atmosphere to improve the catalyst activity and the yield of the resulting haloalkylhalosilane or haloalkylalkox vsi lane.