Structural determination of silanols using a combinatorial approach

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Moni Chauhan, Mchauhan@qcc.cuny.edu and Heekyung Ann, Mchauhan@qcc.cuny.edu. Department of Chemistry, City University of New York at Queensborough Community College, Bay Street, New York, NY 11364
Spectroscopy is a technique of interaction of electromagnetic radiations with matter. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy helps determine three dimensional structures of compounds, and their physical, chemical and biological properties. 2500-1600 nm wavelength regions (Infrared) induce vibrational motions of covalent bonds. We have been developing new routes to synthesize functional silanols, which are very important intermediates in the preparation of silicon based polymers. We faced various challenges in the analysis of such compounds by only one technique. In this presentation, we will present a combinatorial approach by applying (NMR, IR, GC-MS and CHN analysis) to solve the structure of various new silanols.