07. The p-BLOCK ELEMENTS (XII)
1 \({R_3}Si - O - Si{R_3}\)
2 (\(\,{R_3}Si - O - Si{R_3}\,\))\(n\)
3 \({R_3}SiOH\)
4 \(\mathop {\mathop {\mathop {\mathop {\mathop {\mathop {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|}\limits_{O\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,O} }\limits_{ - Si - O - Si - } }\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|\,} }\limits^{ - Si\,\, - \,O\,\, - Si\, - } }\limits^{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|} }\limits^{R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,R}\)
Explanation:
(a) \({R_3}SiCl\) on hydrolysis forms only a dimer.
\({R_3}SiOH + HOSi{R_3} \to {R_3}Si - O - Si{R_3}\).