FIELD: industrial organic synthesis. SUBSTANCE: octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane and sim-tetramethylteraphenylcyclotetrasiloxane are prepared by hydrolysis of dialcoxydiphenylsilanes or dialcoxymethylphenylsilanes in presence of base in solvent or solvent mixture, wherein dialcoxydiphenylsilanes or dialcoxymethylphenylsilanes are soluble but wherein octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane and sim- tetramethylteraphenylcyclotetrasiloxane are hard-soluble or insoluble. EFFECT: increased yield and improved purity of product. 21 cl, 2 ex
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2003-04-10—Published
1998-04-01—Filed