(4 pts - 2 pts each part) A route that can be taken to prepare a hydrophobic (water-repellent) aerogel is to start with trichloromethylsilane, CH3SiCl3 as the silicon source. a. What is the chemical reaction that this undergoes to form a product with Si-OH groups? Write as complete of a chemical equation as you can. CI CI-SI-CH3 CI b. The formation of a byproduct is what drives this reaction - what is the byproduct (if you didn't already answer it in part (a)) and how/why does it form?

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(4 pts - 2 pts each part) A route that can be taken to prepare a
hydrophobic (water-repellent) aerogel is to start with
trichloromethylsilane, CH3SiCl3 as the silicon source.
a. What is the chemical reaction that this undergoes to form a
product with Si-OH groups? Write as complete of a chemical
equation as you can.
CI
CI-SI-CH3
CI
b. The formation of a byproduct is what drives this reaction - what is the byproduct (if you
didn't already answer it in part (a)) and how/why does it form?
Transcribed Image Text:(4 pts - 2 pts each part) A route that can be taken to prepare a hydrophobic (water-repellent) aerogel is to start with trichloromethylsilane, CH3SiCl3 as the silicon source. a. What is the chemical reaction that this undergoes to form a product with Si-OH groups? Write as complete of a chemical equation as you can. CI CI-SI-CH3 CI b. The formation of a byproduct is what drives this reaction - what is the byproduct (if you didn't already answer it in part (a)) and how/why does it form?
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