| Abstract: | Tributylstannylated silicic acid (TBSA), which was regarded as a protected polymeric silanol against self-condensation to give silica gel, was newly prepared from the reaction of water glass (WG) and bis(tributyltin) oxide (TBO). The ratios of Si/Sn contained in TBSA were determined by gravimetric analysis to be in the range of 2–3. The gelation of TBSA in usual organic solvents such as hexane, benzene, and dichloromethane was not observed over 3 weeks. In addition, TBSA was shown to be a convenient precursor for the preparations of silica gel modified with organofunctional groups. From the reaction of TBSA with trimethoxysilanes and aromatic alcohols, the silica gels havingorganofunctional groups were obtained with the elimination of a tributyltin group. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 655–663, 1998 |
