Collection: Silicates [Organosilicon]

Silicates [Organosilicon] — gathers tetraalkyl orthosilicate esters such as tetramethyl, tetraethyl, tetrapropyl, tetraisopropyl, and tetrabutyl orthosilicate, i.e., silicon compounds bonded to four alkoxy groups. These compounds serve as liquid silicon sources that react readily through hydrolysis and condensation.

Silicates are commonly used as precursors in the sol-gel process for forming silica networks, thin films, and porous materials in inorganic materials research, and as silylation reagents in organosilicon synthesis. Materials chemists and synthetic chemists use differences in alkoxy chain length to control the hydrolysis rate and the morphology of the resulting silica product.

Example products in this collection: TCI T1478 1992-48-9 Tetraisopropyl Orthosilicate, TCI T0100 78-10-4 Tetraethyl Orthosilicate, TCI T1174 682-01-9 Tetrapropyl Orthosilicate, TCI T0588 681-84-5 Tetramethyl Orthosilicate, TCI T1126 4766-57-8 Tetrabutyl Orthosilicate.

Adjust the alkoxy chain length (methyl to butyl) to the desired hydrolysis rate, and pay attention to moisture content during storage because orthosilicate esters are sensitive to humidity. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.

Other categories at the same level under Organosilicon [Organometallic Reagents], often used together in one laboratory workflow:

• Organosilicon Compounds (Other) [Organosilicon]
• Trialkoxysilanes [Organosilicon]
• Hydrosilanes [Organosilicon]
• Siloxanes [Organosilicon]
• Ethynylsilanes [Organosilicon]
• Clorosilanes [Organosilicon]

Back to Organosilicon [Organometallic Reagents]. For large-volume procurement, special packaging, or specific grades, contact the AMI Scientific team — the official distributor of TCI Japan in Indonesia — to check availability and lead time directly from Japan.