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methylsilane
Sign in to saveMethylsilane is the organosilicon compound with the formula . It is a colorless gas that ignites in air. It can be prepared by reduction of methyltrichlorosilane with lithium aluminium hydride. It has been investigated as a precursor to silicon carbide.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CH6Si
- Molecular weight
- 46.143 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methylsilane
- SMILES
- C[SiH3]
- InChIKey
- UIUXUFNYAYAMOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 46.023877
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- Methylsilane
- canonical SMILES
- C[SiH3]
- chemical formula
- CH₆Si
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Methylsilane is the organosilicon compound with the formula . It is a colorless gas that ignites in air. It can be prepared by reduction of methyltrichlorosilane with lithium aluminium hydride. It has been investigated as a precursor to silicon carbide.
Methylsilane has been the subject of extensive theoretical analysis.
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