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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
NMR evidence of pentaoxo organosilicon complexes in dilute neutral aqueous silicate solutions
S D Kinrade1, A S Schach, R J Hamilton
1Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada. Stephen.Kinrade@lakeheadu.ca
Abstract:
Silicon-29 NMR spectra of a neutral, dilute aqueous silicic acid solution, with a pH and Si concentration typical of soil solutions, reveal that a significant fraction of the silicon is incorporated in two five-coordinated organosilicon complexes when sodium gluconate is present.

