CAS 3385-94-2 Hexamethyldisilathiane - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

NAVIGATION

Hexamethyldisilathiane

PRICE INQUIRY

Catalog Number

ACM3385942

CAS Number

3385-94-2

Product Name

Hexamethyldisilathiane

Category

Salt

IUPAC Name

trimethyl(trimethylsilylsulfanyl)silane

Molecular Weight

178.44g/mol

Molecular Formula

C6H18SSi2

Canonical SMILES

C[Si](C)(C)S[Si](C)(C)C

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H18SSi2/c1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6/h1-6H3

InChI Key

RLECCBFNWDXKPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Hexamethyldisilathiane, a clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid, serves as a versatile reducing agent in organic synthesis. Its primary purpose is to convert aromatic nitro groups into amines and reduce the oxides of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium. While the reduction of aromatic nitro groups requires rigorous conditions, it generally results in good yields. Additionally, when reacted with primary aliphatic nitro compounds, Hexamethyldisilathiane forms thiohydroxamic acids, which can be isolated or further transformed into nitriles. For secondary alkyl nitro derivatives, the product is oximes. Furthermore, Hexamethyldisilathiane effectively reduces sulfoxides to sulfides, selenoxides to selenides, and telluroxides to tellurides under mild conditions, demonstrating its applicability to both aliphatic and aromatic oxides.

Complexity

76.2

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

222-201-4

Exact Mass

178.066775g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass

178.066775g/mol

NSC Number