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tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride

reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

tert-Butyl(chloro)dimethylsilane, tert-Butyldimethylchlorosilane, TBDMSCl

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CSi(CH3)2Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.72
Beilstein:
505999
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

solid

bp

125 °C (lit.)

mp

86-89 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)[Si](C)(C)Cl

InChI

1S/C6H15ClSi/c1-6(2,3)8(4,5)7/h1-5H3

InChI key

BCNZYOJHNLTNEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride (TBDMSCl) is an organosilicon compound that can be used as a versatile protecting reagent for alcohols, amines, amides, and various carboxylic acids. It is also used in the preparation of isoxazoline N-oxides from α-bromonitroalkanes and olefins. TBDMSCl is used as a precursor that forms a silicon substrate for Ag/ZnO/graphene-based nanocomposites to form effective photocatalytic system for hydrogen production.

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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

71.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

22 °C


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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

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  3. What is the solubility of Product 190500, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride?

    It is soluble in organic solvents such as chloroform, toluene, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and dichloromethane.  It reacts with water. 

  4. What types of compounds can Product 190500, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride, be used as a protecting reagent for?

    This product is a versatile protecting reagent for amines, amides, and especially alcohols.

  5. How can Product 190500, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride, be used as a silylating reagent?

    When this compound was initially used as a silylation agent, it was found by E. J. Corey (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 6192) to react very slowly and to give unsatisfactory yields with alcohols. Even forcing silylation techniques (excess silyl chloride, dry pyridine, elevated temperatures) were not successful. The use of 2.5 eq. imidazole as catalyst with 1.2 eq. of tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride and dimethylformamide as solvent proved to be effective, and resulted in the mild conversion of various alcohols to tert-butyldimethylsilyl ethers in high yield.

  6. Is Product 190500, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride, packaged under inert atmosphere?

    Since this product is readily hydrolyzed, we do package this product under nitrogen atmosphere.

  7. How else can Product 190500, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride, silylating reagent be used?

    This silylating agent can be used to determine conformation of cholesterol derivatives.

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New approach for the synthesis of isoxazoline-N-oxides
Kunetsky RA, et al.
Organic Letters, 5(25) (2003)
Greene, T.W. Wuts, P.G.M.
Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (1991)
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 125-125 (1993)
Ag/ZnO/graphene-tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride hybrid nanocomposite as highly efficient catalyst for hydrogen production
Attia YA
Materials Express, 6(3) (2016)
Effective silylation of carboxylic acids under solvent-free conditions with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (TBDMSCL) and triisopropylsilyl chloride (TIPSCL)
Firouzabadi H, et al.
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 166(1) (2000)

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