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Sodium trimethylsiloxide

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Sodium trimethylsiloxide
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Sodium trimethylsiloxide is an organosilicon compound with the formula NaOSi(CH3)3. It is the sodium salt of the conjugate base derived from trimethylsilanol.[1] A white solid, its molecular structure consists of a cluster with Na-O-Na linkages on the basis of closely related compounds.[2]

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The salt is used to prepare trimethylsiloxide complexes by salt metathesis. Trimethylsiloxide is a lipophilic pseudohalide.[3][4]

It is a source of oxide dianion.[5][6]

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  • Sodium silox, NaOSi(tBu)3    (tBu = C(CH3)3)
  • Potassium trimethylsilanolate[7]

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