1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-Octamethyltetrasiloxane

CAS Registry Number®

1000-05-1

CAS Name

1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-Octamethyltetrasiloxane

Molecular Formula

C8H26O3Si4

Molecular Mass

282.63

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    169-170 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.863 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Metal-Organics Catalog physical property data were obtained from Gelest, Inc. of Morrisville, Pennsylvania (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H26O3Si4/c1-12(2)9-14(5,6)11-15(7,8)10-13(3)4/h12-13H,1-8H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=MMAKNNYIZYDWTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O([Si](O[SiH](C)C)(C)C)[Si](O[SiH](C)C)(C)C

Canonical SMILES

O([SiH](C)C)[Si](O[Si](O[SiH](C)C)(C)C)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Tetrasiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octamethyl-
  • 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-Octamethyltetrasiloxane
  • Octamethyltetrasiloxane

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