Patent ID: 8921579

Claim:
A pendant dipodal silane having formula (I), wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon having about four to about thirty carbon atoms and X is selected from the group consisting of a halogen and an alkoxy group: RSiX 2 CH 2 SiX 3 (I); and wherein the silane having formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of: a silane having formula (I), wherein X is chloro and R is 3-chloro-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is methoxy and R is 3-chloro-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 3-chloro-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is chloro and R is 3-cyanopropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 3-amino-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 2-aminoethyl-3-amino-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 3-glycidoxypropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is methoxy and R is 3-methacryloxypropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 3-mercapto-2-methylpropyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is 3-(N-methylamino)propyl; a silane having formula (I), wherein X is ethoxy and R is methoxypolyethyleneoxypropyl; 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloro-1,3-disilatridecane; and 1,1,1,3,3-pentamethoxy-1,3-disilatridecane.