Product Name

  • Name

    Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

  • EINECS 208-904-9
  • CAS No. 546-56-5
  • Article Data45
  • CAS DataBase
  • Density 1.22 g/cm3
  • Solubility insoluble in water
  • Melting Point 196-198 °C(lit.)
  • Formula C48H40O4Si4
  • Boiling Point 334 °C
  • Molecular Weight 793.185
  • Flash Point 200 °C
  • Transport Information
  • Appearance White solid
  • Safety 22-24/25
  • Risk Codes
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 546-56-5 (Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane)
  • Hazard Symbols
  • Synonyms Cyclotetrasiloxane,octaphenyl- (6CI,7CI,8CI,9CI);1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane;NSC 293057;Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane;Octaphenyltetracyclosiloxane;
  • PSA 36.92000
  • LogP 5.09280

Synthetic route

diphenylsilane
775-12-2

diphenylsilane

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With oxygen; sodium t-butanolate In tetrahydrofuran at 20℃; for 1h;100%
With C15H27Br2CoN3; potassium tert-butylate; water In 1,4-dioxane at 60℃; for 2h; Reagent/catalyst;96%
With water; 2,3-Dihydro-1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene In acetonitrile at 20℃; for 2.5h; Time; Solvent; Concentration; Schlenk technique; Glovebox;92%
With [Rh(dimethylsulfoxide)3Cl3] at 40 - 50℃;
N-(2-bromo-2-(diphenyl(vinyl)silyl)ethyl)-N'-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamidine

N-(2-bromo-2-(diphenyl(vinyl)silyl)ethyl)-N'-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamidine

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Stage #1: N-(2-bromo-2-(diphenyl(vinyl)silyl)ethyl)-N'-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamidine With N-Bromosuccinimide; 4-Chlorobenzenesulfonamide In acetonitrile at 20℃; for 15h;
Stage #2: With potassium carbonate for 4h;
99%
diphenylsilanediol
947-42-2

diphenylsilanediol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With triethylamine In toluene92.1%
at 140 - 180℃;
With acetyl chloride
diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With pyridine; sodium hydrogencarbonate In toluene at 20℃; for 3h;A 30.3%
B 67.2%
With tetrahydrofuran; lithium at 35 - 45℃; Product distribution; Mechanism;
With tetrahydrofuran; lithium at 35 - 45℃; Yield given. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts;
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: H2O / water
2: diethyl ether
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: H2O / water
2: not given
3: diethyl ether
View Scheme
diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

rac-methylbenzylamine
618-36-0

rac-methylbenzylamine

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With triethylamine In toluene for 48h; Reflux;47.3%
diethoxydiphenylsilane
2553-19-7

diethoxydiphenylsilane

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,1,5,5,5-hexamethyl-3,3-diphenyltrisiloxane
797-77-3

1,1,1,5,5,5-hexamethyl-3,3-diphenyltrisiloxane

C

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With oxygen; tert-butylammonium hexafluorophosphate(V) In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 45℃; Electrolysis;A 5%
B 5.2%
C 23%
dimethoxy(diphenyl)silane
6843-66-9

dimethoxy(diphenyl)silane

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,1,5,5,5-hexamethyl-3,3-diphenyltrisiloxane
797-77-3

1,1,1,5,5,5-hexamethyl-3,3-diphenyltrisiloxane

C

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With oxygen; tert-butylammonium hexafluorophosphate(V) In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 45℃; Electrolysis;A 2%
B 5%
C 18%
piperidine
110-89-4

piperidine

diethyl ether
60-29-7

diethyl ether

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol
1104-93-4

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

piperidine
110-89-4

piperidine

diethyl ether
60-29-7

diethyl ether

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol
1110-85-6

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol
1104-93-4

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
beim Erhitzen;
With piperidine
With acetyl chloride
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: acetic acid; KOH-solution
2: acetyl chloride
View Scheme
With CH3COCl In further solvent(s) evapn. of a soln. of tetraphenyl-1,3-dioxydisiloxane in CH3COCl;;
1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol
1104-93-4

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
beim Erhitzen;
With hydrogenchloride In ethanol (C6H5)2(HO)SiOSi(OH)(C6H5)2 and alc. HCl at elevated temp.;;
With acetyl chloride In not given
Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol
1110-85-6

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With piperidine
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: KOH / ethanol
3: CH3COCl / further solvent(s)
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: KOH / ethanol
2: not given
3: CH3COCl / further solvent(s)
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: KOH / ethanol
2: not given
3: neat (no solvent)
View Scheme
With piperidine In diethyl ether
octaphenylcyclotetrasilane
1065-95-8

octaphenylcyclotetrasilane

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With piperidine at 90℃;
1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol
18840-65-8

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
beim Erhitzen;
With sodium hydroxide; ethanol
With hydrogenchloride; ethanol
In neat (no solvent) decompn. at about 135°C;;
With NaOH In ethanol heating of octaphenyl-1,7-dioxy-tetrasiloxane in alc. in presence of traces of NaOH;;
1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol
1104-93-4

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol

acetyl chloride
75-36-5

acetyl chloride

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

diphenylsilanediol
947-42-2

diphenylsilanediol

acetyl chloride
75-36-5

acetyl chloride

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium hydroxide
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: concentrated aqueous ammonia
2: acetyl chloride
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: tert-pentyl alcohol; toluene; water
2: ethanol; aq. NaOH solution
View Scheme
1,1,1-trimethyl-2,2,2-triphenyldisilane
1450-18-6

1,1,1-trimethyl-2,2,2-triphenyldisilane

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With furan; cyclododecane; dimethyl sulfoxide Irradiation;
C16H20O2Si

C16H20O2Si

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

C

tert-Butoxy-phenoxy-phenyl-silane

tert-Butoxy-phenoxy-phenyl-silane

D

tert-butyl alcohol
75-65-0

tert-butyl alcohol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
In nonane at 160℃; Rate constant; Kinetics; Thermodynamic data; ΔE(excit.);
1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium hydroxide In ethanol for 3h; Heating;70 % Chromat.
With potassium hydroxide In ethanol; toluene Ambient temperature;
Diphenyldibromsilan
4072-00-8

Diphenyldibromsilan

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 1-methyl-1H-imidazole; water In hexane Yield given;
diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

aqueous KOH-solution

aqueous KOH-solution

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

hydrogenchloride
7647-01-0

hydrogenchloride

ethanol
64-17-5

ethanol

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol
18840-65-8

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

ethanol
64-17-5

ethanol

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol
18840-65-8

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol

sodium hydroxide

sodium hydroxide

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane
512-63-0

1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaphenylcyclotrisiloxane

diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

3-dimethylamino-phenyl lithium

3-dimethylamino-phenyl lithium

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: 93 percent / water / toluene; 2-methyl-butan-2-ol / 0.17 h / 10 - 12 °C
2: 88 percent Chromat. / 50percent aq. NaOH / ethanol / 0.5 h
View Scheme
phenylmagnesium bromide

phenylmagnesium bromide

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: diethyl ether; silicon tetrachloride
2: KOH-solution
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: diethyl ether; silicon tetrachloride
2: concentrated aqueous ammonia
3: acetyl chloride
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: diethyl ether; silicon tetrachloride
2: diluted KOH-solution
3: acetyl chloride
View Scheme
1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol
1104-93-4

1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane-1,3-diol

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol
1110-85-6

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
In neat (no solvent) on heating above 200°C;;
diphenylsilyl dichloride
80-10-4

diphenylsilyl dichloride

A

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

B

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol
1110-85-6

Hexaphenyltrisiloxan-1,5-diol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: H2O / water
2: neat (no solvent)
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: H2O / water
2: not given
3: neat (no solvent)
View Scheme
1,3-dichloro-1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane
7756-87-8

1,3-dichloro-1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: toluene; tert-Amyl alcohol
2: CH3COCl / further solvent(s)
View Scheme
octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

A

difluorodiphenylsilane
312-40-3

difluorodiphenylsilane

B

1,3-difluoro-1,1,3,3,-tetraphenyldisiloxane
26599-04-2

1,3-difluoro-1,1,3,3,-tetraphenyldisiloxane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium tetrafluoroborate at 200℃; for 1.5h;A n/a
B 35%
ethanol
64-17-5

ethanol

chloroform
67-66-3

chloroform

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

sodium ethanolate
141-52-6

sodium ethanolate

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol
18840-65-8

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol
18840-65-8

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaphenyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasiloxane-1,7-diol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With chloroform; sodium ethanolate
With C2H5ONa In ethanol; chloroform treatment of ((C6H5)2SiO)4 in CHCl3 with C2H5ONa in ethanol for a short time; acidifying with dild. CH3COOH;;
octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane
546-56-5

octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane

cyclohexanol
108-93-0

cyclohexanol

bis-cyclohexyloxy-diphenyl-silane
18755-09-4

bis-cyclohexyloxy-diphenyl-silane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium hydroxide

Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane Specification

The CAS register number of Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane is 546-56-5. It also can be called as Cyclotetrasiloxane,2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octaphenyl- and the IUPAC name about this chemical is 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octakis-phenyl-1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8-tetraoxatetrasilocane. The molecular formula about this chemical is C48H40O4Si4 and the molecular weight is 793.18. It belongs to the following product categories which include Organics; Si (Classes of Silicon Compounds); Siloxanes; Si-O Compounds; Phenyl Silanes; Organometallic Reagents; Organosilicon and so on. This chemical can be used as pharmaceutical intermediates or it can be used in synthesis of other polymers.

Physical properties about Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane are: (1)#H bond acceptors: 4; (2)#H bond donors: 0; (3)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 8; (4)Polar Surface Area: 36.92Å2; (5)Index of Refraction: 1.66; (6)Molar Refractivity: 239.68 cm3; (7)Molar Volume: 648.7 cm3; (8)Polarizability: 95.01x10-24cm3; (9)Surface Tension: 48.5 dyne/cm; (10)Density: 1.22 g/cm3.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by dichloro-diphenyl-silane at temperature of 35 - 45 ℃. This reaction will also produce hexaphenyl-cyclotrisiloxane. It will need reagent BLi, tetrahydrofuran.

Uses of Octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane: it can be used to produce 1,1,3,3-Tetraphenyl-1,3-difluordisiloxan and difluoro-diphenyl-silane at temperature of 200 ℃. This reaction will need reagent sodium tetrafluoroborate with reaction time of 1.5 hours. The yield is about 35%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: O1[Si](O[Si](O[Si](O[Si]1(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3)(c4ccccc4)c5ccccc5)(c6ccccc6)c7ccccc7)(c8ccccc8)c9ccccc9
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C48H40O4Si4/c1-9-25-41(26-10-1)53(42-27-11-2-12-28-42)49-54(43-29-13-3-14-30-43,44-31-15-4-16-32-44)51-56(47-37-21-7-22-38-47,48-39-23-8-24-40-48)52-55(50-53,45-33-17-5-18-34-45)46-35-19-6-20-36-46/h1-40H
(3)InChIKey: VSIKJPJINIDELZ-UHFFFAOYAJ
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C48H40O4Si4/c1-9-25-41(26-10-1)53(42-27-11-2-12-28-42)49-54(43-29-13-3-14-30-43,44-31-15-4-16-32-44)51-56(47-37-21-7-22-38-47,48-39-23-8-24-40-48)52-55(50-53,45-33-17-5-18-34-45)46-35-19-6-20-36-46/h1-40H
(5)Std. InChIKey: VSIKJPJINIDELZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

The toxicity data is as follows:

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
rat LD50 oral > 4640mg/kg (4640mg/kg)   National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0572436,

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