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HEXAMETHYLDISILOXANE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C6H18OSi2
formula, see observation
O[Si(CH3)3]2
formula, see observation
107-46-0
CAS number
CONT

Hexamethyldisiloxane is a ... volatile liquid ... used as a solvent and as a reagent. The species arises by the hydrolysis of trimethylsilyl chloride. The molecule is the protypical silyl ether and can be considered a subunit of polydimethylsiloxane. ... It is primarily used as source of the trimethylsilyl functional group (-Si(CH3)3) in organic synthesis.

OBS

Chemical formula: C6H18OSi2 or O[Si(CH3)3]2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C6H18OSi2
formula, see observation
O[Si(CH3)3]2
formula, see observation
107-46-0
CAS number
OBS

Formule chimique : C6H18OSi2 ou O[Si(CH3)3]2

Spanish

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