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Sodium trimethylsiloxide

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

The salt is used to prepare trimethylsiloxide complexes by salt metathesis. Trimethylsiloxide is a lipophilic pseudohalide.

It is a source of oxide dianion.

Related compounds

  • Sodium silox, NaOSi(tBu)<sub>3</sub>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(tBu = C(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>)
  • Potassium trimethylsilanolate

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