Silicon-29 NMR is used to study the structural intermediates in tetramethyl and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TMOS and TEOS) low pH sol-gel reactions. Differences in the number of compact ring structures are related to differences in gel times. Reactions are followed at various silicon:water:acid molar ratios.
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