Preparation of radically polymerizable group-fuctional silanol compounds

摘要

A process is disclosed herein for preparing a compound having the formula <CHEM> said process comprising hydrolyzing an organosilicon compound of the formula <CHEM> wherein X is a radically polymerizable group-functional organic group, R<1> is independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon groups that are free of aliphatic unsaturation, R<2> is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and m is an integer having a value of 1 to 3. The claimed preparative process is particularly suited for the production of methacryloxy-functional silanol compounds which are useful in electrical potting applications, or as intermediates for the preparation of curable acrylate polymers.