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Triethoxypropylsilane and its hydrolysis product propylsilanetriol contain no chromophores that would absorb visible or UV radiation so direct photolysis is not likely to be significant. Indirect photolysis resulting from gas-phase reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals may occur.

The SRC AOPWIN program has been used to obtain values of the rate constant kOH for reaction of triethoxypropylsilane and propylsilanetriol with hydroxyl radicals. This prediction method has not been validated to assess applicability to silanes and silanols; therefore, there is uncertainty associated with the calculated values obtained.

The overall half-life in air under default conditions of hydroxyl radical concentration was calculated using the following expressions:

kdegair(d-1) = kOH(cm3/molecule.sec) x OH Concair(molecules/cm3) x 24 x 3600

DT50 (d) = ln 2/ kdegair(d-1)

Where:

kdegair= total rate constant for degradation in air

kOH= rate constant for reaction with hydroxyl radicals

OH Concair= concentration of hydroxyl radicals in air =5 x 105OH molecules/ cm3

DT50= half-life

The results are given inTable 4.1.2.

Table 4.1.2 Results of photodegradation in air calculations

Parameter

Result, triethoxypropylsilane

Result: propylsilanetriol

Result: ethanol

kOH (cm3 / molecule.sec)

21.1 x 10-12

12.9 x10-12

3.6 x10-12

kdegair (d-1)

0.9

0.6

0.2

DT50 (days)

0.8

1.2

4.5

A hydrolysis half-life value of 1.4 days at 20°C and pH 7 has been predicted for triethoxypropylsilane therefore, reaction with water vapour may be a competing degradation process in air.