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Functionalization of glass substrates: mechanistic insights into the surface reaction of trialkoxysilanes

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RSC Adv., 1 (8): 1446--1448 (2011)
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00421B

Abstract

Modification of substrates by trialkoxysilane reagents is the most common method employed for surface functionalization. Classically, the mechanism for surface reactivity in trialkoxysilanes is described as proceeding through a trisilanol intermediate. Here, we present data that contradict this mechanism and propose an alternative mechanism, in which trialkoxysilanes react directly with surface hydroxyl groupsvia an addition-elimination type mechanism.

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