Skip to Content
Merck
CN

205354

(Chloromethyl)trimethylsilane

98%

Synonym(s):

(Trimethylsilyl)methyl chloride

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)3SiCH2Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
122.67
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
219-058-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906705
MDL number:
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist


vapor pressure

~25 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Segment

assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.418 (lit.)

bp

98-99 °C (lit.)

density

0.879 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)CCl

InChI

1S/C4H11ClSi/c1-6(2,3)4-5/h4H2,1-3H3

InChI key

OOCUOKHIVGWCTJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

(Chloromethyl)trimethylsilane can be treated with aldehydes or ketones in the presence of triphenylphosphine to synthesize terminal alkenes. It can also be used in the preparation of a reagent, trimethylsilylmethyl magnesium chloride, commonly used in Peterson methylenation.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

Legal Information

Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC


Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under (Chloromethyl)trimethylsilane


pictograms

FlameExclamation mark

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

It looks like we've run into a problem, but you can still download Certificates of Analysis from our Documents section.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library