“…All these chemicals were used without further purication. 21 To a three-necked 500 ml round-bottom ask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, a dropping funnel, a thermometer and a condenser, eugenol (164.2 g, 1 mol) and chloroplatinic acid in isopropyl alcohol (1.44 Â 10 À1 g, Pt 0.8 wt%) were charged. The mixture was heated to 60 C, and 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (67.2 g, 0.5 mol) was dropped slowly in 3 h. The exothermic reaction was conducted at 60-70 C. Aer the addition of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, the mixture was continuously stirred for another 1 h. The unreacted reactants were removed using a rotary evaporator under vacuum at 80 C. The acquired product was 4,4 0 -(1,3-dipropyl-tetramethyldisiloxane)bis-2methoxyphenol (SIE) (97% yield).…”