Patent ID: 6955771
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: C01P,C09C

Abstract:
1. A metal oxide sol composition made by mixing: from about 10 mole % to about 45 mole % of at least one metal alkoxide, wherein the metal is a transition metal, a post-transition metal, an alkali metal, or alkaline earth metal; from about 25 mole % to about 80 mole % of at least one organosilane; from about 15 mole % to about 50 mole % of at least one boron oxide compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid, alkoxy boron compounds, hydrocarbyl boric acids, hydrocarbyl hydroxy boron alkoxides, and hydroxy boron alkoxides; and a liquid comprising an amount of water to facilitate formation of a stable metal oxide sol.