Silylation can protect an alcohol during a multistep synthesis. 硅基化可以在多步合成中保护醇羟基。
After silylation of the phenolic OH, the compound became more stable and could be purified by chromatography with less decomposition. 对酚羟基进行硅基化后,该化合物更稳定,并且在色谱纯化时更不容易分解。