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Producing Silicone (Si(CH3)2O)n

(Si(CH3)2O)n: Silicone

Heat resistance glue via silicone resin

React hydrogen chloride and methanol.

HCl + CH3OH right H2O + CH3Cl right

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React produced methyl chloride and silicon.

Si + 2CH3Cl right (CH3)2SiCl2

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hydro-polymerize it.

(CH3)2SiCl2 + H2O right (-Si(CH3)2-O-)n + 2HCl

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