Surface modification using hydridosilanes to prepare monolayers

A surface comprising a plurality of M—O—Si—(Ra)(Rb)(Rc) moieties, wherein M is Ti, Sn, Al, Fe, or Ni, wherein one or two of Ra, Rb, and Rc are H, and wherein the remaining one or two of Ra, Rb, and Rc are, independently, H, linear C1-30 alkyl, branched C1-30 alkyl, cyclic C3-30 alkyl, linear C2-30 alkenyl, branched C2-30 alkenyl, linear C2-30 alkynyl, branched C2-30 alkynyl, C6-20 aralkyl, or C6-10 aryl, or a polymeric moiety having a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 100,000, wherein the polymeric moiety is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon polymers, polyesters, polyamides, polyethers, polyacrylates, polyurethanes, epoxies, and polymethacrylates,

• each of Ra, Rb, and Rc, being optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, —CN, —NO2, ═O, —N═C═O, —N═C═S, —CH2—CH2—O—, —CH2—CH2—S—, —N3, —NRcRf, —SRg, —ORh, —CO2Ri, —PRjRkR1, —P(ORm)(ORn)(ORp), —P(═O)(ORq)(ORs), —P(═O)2ORt, —OP(═O)2ORu, —S(═O)2Rv, —S(═O)Rw, —S(═O)2ORx, —C(═O)NRYRz, and —OSiRaaRbbRcc,
• wherein each of Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Rp, Rq, Rs, Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw, Rx, Ry, and Rz, is, independently, H, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-38 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 aralkyl, or C6-10 aryl, and is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, and —Br,
• and wherein each of Raa, Rbb, and Rcc is, independently, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-8 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 aralkyl, C6-10 aryl, —F, —Cl, —Br, or ORdd, wherein Rdd is linear C1-10 alkyl or branched C1-16 alkyl.