Poly(methylhydrosiloxane), trimethylsilyl terminated

Name: Poly(methylhydrosiloxane), trimethylsilyl terminated
SKU: ACM63148572-13
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Catalog NumberACM63148572-13

CAS Number63148-57-2

CategoryBioelectronic Materials; Self Assembly and Lithography

Poly(methylhydrosiloxane), trimethylsilyl terminated

Synonyms

Methyl hydrogen polysiloxane

Molecular Weight

Mn ~390

Molecular Formula

(CH3)3SiO[SiH(CH3)O]nSi(CH3)3

Canonical SMILES

[H][Si](C)(C)O.C[Si](C)(C)C.C[Si](C)(C)O

Boiling Point

>177 °C (lit.)

Flash Point

204 °C - closed cup

Density

0.85 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Application

Poly(methylhydrosiloxane), trimethylsilyl terminated, serves as a versatile and practical reducing agent due to its ease of handling, cost-effectiveness, and non-toxic nature. While it remains relatively inert to organic groups, it efficiently transfers its hydride to various metal catalysts like Sn, Ti, Zn, Cu, and Pd, enabling these catalysts to engage in diverse reduction reactions. Additionally, when activated to a hypercoordinate state by fluoride or other nucleophiles, it can act as a direct reducing agent. This makes it an appealing alternative to more expensive or hazardous silanes or siloxanes, particularly as a stoichiometric reductant in catalytic organotin-mediated processes.

Storage

room temp

MDL Number

MFCD00084478

Packaging

20 mL in poly bottle

Refractive Index

n20/D 1.391 (lit.)

Viscosity

~3 cSt(lit.)

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