Esterification of partially trimethylsilylated derivatives of hemimorphite
Abstract
Partial trimethylsilyl derivatives have been prepared from hemimorphite, Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O by direct trimethylsilylation and analysed by means of combined gas–liquid partition chromatography–mass spectrometry. Silanol groups of the hemimorphite which are not trimethylsilylated are esterified by the alcohol used as the organic solvent in the trimethylsilylating reagent.