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277304

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Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide solution

0.5 M in toluene

Synonym(s):

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:
24856751
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

54 mmHg ( 25 °C)

form

liquid

concentration

0.5 M in toluene

color

clear to slightly hazy yellow

density

0.877 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

Strong base used in the alkylation carbonyl compounds.

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

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

44.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 3: Spontaneously combustible substances and water- reactive materials
Materials containing Organometallic compounds
Hazardous rank II
2nd spontaneously combustible materials and water reactive materials

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

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JAN Code

277304-BULK:
277304-320ML:
277304-4X10ML:
277304-2L:
277304-4X25ML:4548173309118
277304-VAR:
277304-800ML:4548173129051
277304-100ML:4548173129044

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SHBQ0303
SHBP2425
SHBN7871

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Alan C Spivey et al.
Organic letters, 9(5), 891-894 (2007-02-10)
[reaction: see text] The scope and limitations of the conjugate addition of 2- and the first 4-pyridyl Gilman homocuprates to various alpha,beta-unsaturated Michael acceptors are delineated. The conjugate addition of the cuprate of 2-bromo-3-methylpyridine to (E)-methyl crotonate then diastereoselective enolate
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
Nan Li et al.
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
A Sebok et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1211(1-2), 104-112 (2008-10-14)
This paper presents a derivatization, mass fragmentation study relating to the most common six cholic acids, such as cholic, lithocholic, chenodeoxycholic, ursodeoxycholic, 3-hydroxy,7-ketocholanic and dehydrocholic acids, identified and quantified as pollutants in the aquatic environment at the first time. Derivatizations
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