Organosilicon compounds containing carbofunctional biguanidine group

The reaction of triethoxysilylpropylamine (AGM-9) with dicyanodiamide was studied. The condensation of AGM-9 with dicyanodiamide occurs in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuCl₂ at 125–145°C within 5–24 h; it involves both the amino group of AGM-9 and ethoxy substituents at the Si atoms, with an unusual exchange of a Si-O bond for a Si-N bond. The final reaction product is 1-N-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-2-N-[3-aminopropylsilyl(diethoxy)]biguanidine. Its hydrolytic polycondensation yields an organosilicon polymer, a polycondensate of AGM-9 with 1-N-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)biguanidine, which is a highly efficient sorbent for Ag(I) (static sorption capacity 544 mg g^?1).