Vicinal dihydroxy-organic compounds

Keywords synthesis of silicon organic compounds, biogenic silica, silica solubility, silica soluble form stabilization, vicinal dihydroxy-organic compounds... 

We determined that vicinal dihydroxy organic reagents stabilize the soluble forms of silica. The stability of monosilicic acid solution is determined by the structure of the stabilizer ethylene glycol and humic acids do not stabilize soluble forms of silica enough, but glycerin and catechol stabilize the silica solution when they are added at 5 - 7% to the solution. This fact is connected with the formation of hydrogen bonds and stable penta- and hexacoordinated compounds, preventing the processes of polycondensation of silica in solution. 

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