Trimethyl(propoxy)silane

The Trimethyl(propoxy)silane, with the CAS registry number 1825-63-4, is also known as Silane, trimethylpropoxy-. Its EINECS registry number is 217-371-1. This chemical's molecular formula is C₆H₁₆OSi and molecular weight is 132.28. What's more, both its IUPAC name and systematic name are the same which is called Trimethyl(propoxy)silane.

Physical properties about this chemical are: (1) ACD/LogP: 2.68; (2) # of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3) ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.68; (4) ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.68; (5) ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 64.28; (6) ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 64.28; (7) ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 685.23; (8) ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 685.23; (9) #H bond acceptors: 1; (10) #H bond donors: 0; (11) #Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (12) Polar Surface Area: 9.23 Å²; (13) Index of Refraction: 1.39; (14) Molar Refractivity: 40.3 cm³; (15) Molar Volume: 169.6 cm³; (16) Surface Tension: 18 dyne/cm; (17) Density: 0.779 g/cm³; (18) Flash Point: -2 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 32.67 kJ/mol; (20) Boiling Point: 101.6 °C at 760 mmHg; (21) Vapour Pressure: 40.2 mmHg at 25 °C; (22) Melting Point: < 0 °C.

Preparation of Trimethyl(propoxy)silane: this chemical is prepared by reaction of 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexamethyl-disilazane with Propan-1-ol.



This reaction will occur at microwave irradiation for 5 min. The yield is 95 %.

Uses of Trimethyl(propoxy)silane: it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it is used to produce 2-Propoxy-cyclohex-2-enone.



The reaction occurs with reagent CF₃SO₃H, CH₂Cl₂ and other condition of ambient temperature. The yield is 80 %.

When you are dealing with this chemical, you should be very careful. It is highly flammable that this chemical in contact with air, only need brief contact with an ignition source, have a very low flash point or evolve highly flammable gases in contact with water may catch fire. Therefore, you should keep away from sources of ignition and smoking. In addition, you should avoid contacting with skin, eyes and do not breathe gas/fumes/vapour/spray.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O(CCC)[Si](C)(C)C
(2) InChI: InChI=1/C6H16OSi/c1-5-6-7-8(2,3)4/h5-6H2,1-4H3
(3) InChIKey: PHPGKIATZDCVHL-UHFFFAOYAY