Table 2 Log (kspon) and other calculated parameters of alkoxysilanes in different solvents.
From: Kinetics of alkoxysilanes hydrolysis: An empirical approach
Solvent | Methanol | Acetonitrile | Dioxane | Ethoxy groups | Molecular volume | α | β |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catalyst | NO | NO | NO | ||||
TEOS | −5.85 | −5.85 | −5.95 | 4 | 799 | — | — |
ISBTES | −5.91 | −5.54 |  | 3 | 856 | 0 | 0.287(O) |
ATES | −3.44 | −4.52 | −4.61 | 3 | 873 | 0.035 (N) | 0.285(O) 0.735(N) |
DMDES | −4.03 | −8.52 | −7.05 | 2 | 628 | 0 | 0.376(O) |
TMES | −4.85 | −5.77 | −5.29 | 1 | 563 | 0 | 0.466(O) |
