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Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

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Linear Formula:
[-Si(CH3)2O-]4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
296.62
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1787074
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
77101502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

1 (vs air)

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

form

liquid

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.396 (lit.)

bp

175-176 °C (lit.)

mp

17-18 °C (lit.)

density

0.956 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

C[Si]1(C)O[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)O1

InChI

1S/C8H24O4Si4/c1-13(2)9-14(3,4)11-16(7,8)12-15(5,6)10-13/h1-8H3

InChI key

HMMGMWAXVFQUOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

123.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

51 °C - closed cup


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Nicholas A Warner et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 190, 109-114 (2014-04-22)
Spatial distribution and relationship of allometric measurements (length, weight and age) to liver concentrations of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) including octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclosiloxane (D6) in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) collected near the community of Tromsø in

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