polymethylhydrosiloxane
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Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) is a polymer with the general structure . It is used in organic chemistry as a mild and stable reducing agent easily transferring hydrides to metal centers and a number of other reducible functional groups. A variety of related materials are available under the following CAS registry numbers 9004-73-3, 16066-09-4, 63148-57-2, 178873-19-3. These include the tetramer (), copolymers of dimethylsiloxane and methylhydrosiloxane, and trimethylsilyl terminated materials.
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- [*][Si](C)O[*] |Sg:n:1,2,3::ht|
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Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) is a polymer with the general structure . It is used in organic chemistry as a mild and stable reducing agent easily transferring hydrides to metal centers and a number of other reducible functional groups. A variety of related materials are available under the following CAS registry numbers 9004-73-3, 16066-09-4, 63148-57-2, 178873-19-3. These include the tetramer (), copolymers of dimethylsiloxane and methylhydrosiloxane, and trimethylsilyl terminated materials.