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205354

(Chloromethyl)trimethylsilane

98%

Synonym(s):

(Trimethylsilyl)methyl chloride

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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:
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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, silyl

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


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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



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