Hexamethyldisilane

CAS: 1450-14-2

Category: Organosilicon Compounds

PurityReagent Grade ≥98%, Electronic Grade ≥99.9%, Technical Grade ≥95%
Molecular FormulaC6H18Si2
Molecular Weight146.38
AppearanceColorless liquid
Packaging25 g/glass bottle, 100 g/glass bottle, or 180 kg/steel drum with polyethylene liner
Testing IndicatorsAppearance — Visual inspection; Boiling point — Distillation (ASTM D1078); Refractive index — Abbe refractometer (ASTM D1218); Purity — GC; Identification — FTIR (Si–Si ~400 cm⁻¹), NMR; Moisture — Karl Fischer titration (GB/T 6283); Si–Si bond integrity — FTIR or GC-MS confirmation.
Storage NotesStore in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated place (often recommended <15℃). It is flammable and moisture-sensitive. Keep the container tightly closed under an inert gas atmosphere. Ground/bond containers and use explosion-proof equipment.
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Used as an organosilicon reagent in organic synthesis. It can be a source of the trimethylsilyl (TMS) group for silylation reactions (e.g., of aryl or alkyl halides) and is sometimes used as a chemical shift standard for NMR spectroscopy.