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Method of making silicate esters

Assignee: Carboline Co
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Filing: 1981-04-20
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Granted: 1982-04-06
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Expires: 2001-04-20
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Abstract

Abstract Tetra-alkyl and tetra-alkoxyalkyl silicates are made by reacting an alkanol or an alkoxyalkanol with silicon in the presence of an alkali metal carboxylic acid salt.

Inventors

  • 👤 John F. Montle
  • 👤 Henry J. Markowski
  • 👤 Paul D. Lodewyck
  • 👤 Daniel F. Schneider, III

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 18:57
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07F; C07F7/00; C07F7/02; C07F7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A process for making tetraalkyl or tetraalkoxyalkyl silicates comprising heating an alkanol or an alkoxyalkanol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms with finely divided silicon and with an alkali metal carboxylic acid salt, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A process for making tetraalkyl or tetraalkoxyalkyl silicates comprising heating an alkanol or an alkoxyalkanol having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms with finely divided silicon and with an alkali metal carboxylic acid salt, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 67 words
A process for making tetraethyl silicate comprising heating at a temperature from 140° to 250° C. at elevated pressure ethanol with finely-divided silicon and with an alkali metal carboxylic acid salt, the amount of said alkali metal carboxylic acid salt being equivalent to at least 0.1% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of ethanol, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 67 words
A process for making tetraethyl silicate comprising heating at a temperature from 140° to 250° C. at elevated pressure ethanol with finely-divided silicon and with an alkali metal carboxylic acid salt, the amount of said alkali metal carboxylic acid salt being equivalent to at least 0.1% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of ethanol, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 36 words
The process as claimed in claim 2 in which the amount of said alkali metal carboxylic acid salt is equivalent to 0.4 to 5% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of ethanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 75 words
A process for making tetraethyl silicate in admixture with tetramethyl and other silicates comprising heating a mixture of ethanol and methanol with finely-divided silicon and with a alkali metal carboxylic acid salt at a temperature from 140° to 250° C. at elevated pressure, the amount of said salt being equivalent to at least 0.1% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of alcohols, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 75 words
A process for making tetraethyl silicate in admixture with tetramethyl and other silicates comprising heating a mixture of ethanol and methanol with finely-divided silicon and with a alkali metal carboxylic acid salt at a temperature from 140° to 250° C. at elevated pressure, the amount of said salt being equivalent to at least 0.1% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of alcohols, and separating the hydrogen by-product from the reaction mixture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
The process as claimed in claim 4 in which the amount of alkali metal carboxylic acid salt is equivalent to 0.4 to 5% by weight of alkali metal based on the total weight of alcohols.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which said silicon is employed in an amount approximately stoichiometrically equal to the total amount of alcohol present.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which said alkali metal is sodium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which alkali metal carboxylic acid salt is sodium formate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which said alkali metal is potassium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which said alkali metal carboxylic acid salt is potassium formate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which the silicon is present as Ferrosilicon.

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