An efficient synthetic route to primary and secondary condensation products of silanetriols starting from (arylamino)trichlorosilanes

Abstract
Stoichiometry dependent hydrolysis of (arylamino)-silyltrichlorides using anhydrous N2H4 as the HCl acceptor and dehydrating agent leads to the formation of the primary and secondary condensation products of silanetriols, tetrahydroxydisiloxanes [Ar(SiMe3)NSi(OH)2]2O and cyclotrihydroxytrisiloxanes [Ar(SiMe3)NSi(OH)O]3, respectively.