Tetraalkylsilanes via Hydrosilylation of 1-Alkenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/je00051a022

Tetraalkylsilanes carrying one short and three long alkyl groups were synthesized via a two-step hydrosilylation procedure, which appears more suited for commercial production than previously employed Grignard or alkyllithium routes.The viscosities of two component blends were adequately treated by the ASTM D-341 procedure.The thermal stabilities of some silahydrocarbons and model paraffins, as measured by the loss of their 40 deg C viscosity, were determined at 371 deg C.