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Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide solution

1 M in THF

Synonym(s):

KHMDS, Hexamethyldisilazane potassium salt solution, Potassium hexamethyldisilazide solution

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)3Si]2NK
CAS Number:
40949-94-8
Molecular Weight:
199.48
Beilstein:
4006754
MDL number:
MFCD00010330
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
PubChem Substance ID:
329762398
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

concentration

1 M in THF

density

0.915 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)N([K])[Si](C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C6H18NSi2.K/c1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6;/h1-6H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

IUBQJLUDMLPAGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide solution (1 M in THF) has been used as an anionic initiator in the polymerization of polyethylene oxide(PEO).

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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-2.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-18.9 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lab on a chip, 8(12), 2105-2112 (2008-11-22)
High-density live cell array serves as a valuable tool for the development of high-throughput immunophenotyping systems and cell-based biosensors. In this paper, we have, for the first time, demonstrated a simple fabrication process to form the hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and poly(ethylene
Elsa Vennat et al.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 25(6), 729-735 (2009-01-29)
The objectives of this study were to assess demineralized dentin porosity and quantify the different porous features distribution within the material using mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) technique. We compared hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) drying and lyophilization (LYO) (freeze-drying) in sample preparation. Fifty-six
Nur Hazlin Hazrin-Chong et al.
Journal of microbiological methods, 90(2), 96-99 (2012-05-09)
The use of hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) as a drying agent was investigated in the specimen preparation for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging of bacterial surface colonization on sub-bituminous coal. The ability of microbes to biofragment, ferment and generate methane from coal
Mario Janjetovic et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(18), 1826-1828 (2013-01-30)
Sm(HMDS)(2) in n-hexane mediates fast cleavage of primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl fluorides in good to excellent yields. In n-hexane Sm(HMDS)(2) exhibits uniquely enhanced reductive ability towards the C-F bond compared to when using THF as solvent.
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