Silane Coupling Agents

* Much progress has been made in the last 8 years in understanding the theory and practice of silane coupling agents. A major advance in this direction was the measurement of true equilibrium constants for the hydroly­ sis and formation of siloxane bonds. Equilibrium constants for bond reten­ tion are so favorable that a silane coupling agent on silica has a thousandfold advantage for bond retenti...