Catalytic preparation of chlorosiloxanes in polar solvents

Claim 1

THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES INTERACTING (A) A SILICON COMPOUND CONTAINING PER MOLECULE AT LEAST ONE SILICON ATOM HAVING ATTACHED THERETO AT LEAST ONE HALOGEN ATOM, AND MORE THAN TWO ORGANIC RADICALS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENO-AROMATIC MONOVANLENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC MONOVANLENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, ANY REMAINING VALENCES OF SAID SILICON ATOM BEING SATISFIED BY SUBSTITUTED SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS AND HYDROGEN ATOMS, ANY OTHER SILICON ATOMS IN SAID COMPOUND HAVING THEIR VALENCES SATISFIED BY SUBSTITUENTS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS, HYDROGEN ATOMS, MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENOARMATIC MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICLAS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, WITH (B) AN ORGANOSILOXANE CONTAINING PER SILICON ATOM AN AVERAGE OF FROM ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONOVALENT SUBSTITUENTS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS, ANY SILOXANE (B) WHICH HAS TWO OF SAID MONOVALENT SUBSTITUENTS ATTACHED TO EACH SILICON ATOM CONTAINING AT LEAST FOUR SUCH SILICON ATOMS, ANY REMAINING SILICON VALENCES BEING SATISFIED BY SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS, IN CONTACT WITH (C) A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES CONTAINING PER MOLECULE LESS THAN 10 CARBON ATOMS, SALTS OF HYDROGEN HALIDES AND SAID ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES, SALTS OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES, SAID SALT CONTAINING LESS THAN 10 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, AROMATIC AMINES, SALTS OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND AROMATIC AMINES, SALTS OF HYDROGEN HALIDES AND AROMATIC AMINES, AMMONIUM HALIDES, AMMONIUM CARBOXYLATES, AMIDES AND ALKALI METAL HALIDES AND (D) AN INERT ORGANIC SOLVENT OTHER THAN (C) WHICH HAS A STATIC DIELECTRIC CONSTANT GREATER THAN ABOUT 4, WHEREBY A HALOGEN ATOM FROM A MOLECULE OF A REPLACES AN OXYGEN ATOM ATTACHED TO A SILICON ATOM IN A MOLECULE OF B AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID A MOLECULE ATTACHES TO THE FREE OXYGEN BOND IN THE REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL B MOLECULE.

Claim 2

THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES INTERACTING (A) A SILICON COMPOUND CONTAINING PER MOLECULE AT LEAST ONE SILICON ATOM HAVING ATTACHED THERETO AT LEAST ONE HALOGEN ATOM, AND MORE THAN TWO ORGANIC RADICALS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENO-AROMATIC MONOVANLENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC MONOVANLENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, ANY REMAINING VALENCES OF SAID SILICON ATOM BEING SATISFIED BY SUBSTITUTED SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS AND HYDROGEN ATOMS, ANY OTHER SILICON ATOMS IN SAID COMPOUND HAVING THEIR VALENCES SATISFIED BY SUBSTITUENTS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS, HYDROGEN ATOMS, MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENOARMATIC MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICLAS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS, WITH (B) AN ORGANOSILOXANE CONTAINING PER SILICON ATOM AN AVERAGE OF FROM ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONOVALENT SUBSTITUENTS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN ATOMS, HYDROCARBON RADICALS, HALOGENOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS, ANY SILOXANE (B) WHICH HAS TWO OF SAID MONOVALENT SUBSTITUENTS ATTACHED TO EACH SILICON ATOM CONTAINING AT LEAST FOUR SUCH SILICON ATOMS, ANY REMAINING SILICON VALENCES BEING SATISFIED BY SILICON-BONDED OXYGEN ATOMS, IN CONTACT WITH (C) A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES CONTAINING PER MOLECULE LESS THAN 10 CARBON ATOMS, SALTS OF HYDROGEN HALIDES AND SAID ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES, SALTS OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AMINES, SAID SALT CONTAINING LESS THAN 10 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, AROMATIC AMINES, SALTS OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND AROMATIC AMINES, SALTS OF HYDROGEN HALIDES AND AROMATIC AMINES, AMMONIUM HALIDES, AMMONIUM CARBOXYLATES, AMIDES AND ALKALI METAL HALIDES AND (D) AN INERT ORGANIC SOLVENT OTHER THAN (C) WHICH HAS A STATIC DIELECTRIC CONSTANT GREATER THAN ABOUT 4, WHEREBY A HALOGEN ATOM FROM A MOLECULE OF A REPLACES AN OXYGEN ATOM ATTACHED TO A SILICON ATOM IN A MOLECULE OF B AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID A MOLECULE ATTACHES TO THE FREE OXYGEN BOND IN THE REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL B MOLECULE.