dimethylsilanediol
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Dimethylsilanediol or DMSD is an organosilicon compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless crystalline solid. It belongs to the category of silanols. Molecule of dimethylsilanediol has tetrahedral molecular geometry, where two methyl and two hydroxyl groups are attached to the central silicon atom. Dimethylsilanediol is a silicon analog of unstable propane-2,2-diol , where the central C atom is replaced by Si atom.
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- 92.029
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- chemical formula
- C₂H₈O₂Si
- canonical SMILES
- C[Si](C)(O)O
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Dimethylsilanediol or DMSD is an organosilicon compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless crystalline solid. It belongs to the category of silanols. Molecule of dimethylsilanediol has tetrahedral molecular geometry, where two methyl and two hydroxyl groups are attached to the central silicon atom. Dimethylsilanediol is a silicon analog of unstable propane-2,2-diol , where the central C atom is replaced by Si atom.
==Synthesis== Dimethylsilanediol is produced by hydrolysis of dichlorodimethylsilane.