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Tetraethyl orthosilicate

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Orthosilicic acid tetraethyl ester, Silicon tetraethoxide, TEOS, Tetraethoxysilane, Tetraethoxysilicon(IV), Tetraethyl silicate

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Linear Formula:
Si(OC2H5)4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
208.33
Beilstein:
1422225
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

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vapor density

7.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.382 (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

density

0.933 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCO[Si](OCC)(OCC)OCC

InChI

1S/C8H20O4Si/c1-5-9-13(10-6-2,11-7-3)12-8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3

InChI key

BOTDANWDWHJENH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) is an inorganic material used as a precursor for the synthesis of silica-based materials by methods such as sol gel technique, due to its high affinity to water. It can also be used in the synthesis of blended membranes.[1][2][3]

Application

Commonly used as a precursor to prepare xerogel
TEOS is majorly used as a silicon source in the synthesis of silicon oxide which can be further used in a variety of optoelectronics based applications.[4] It can also be used in the formation of hybrid coatings for potential usage in corrosion protection.
Will interact with dodecylamine in the formation of intercalation compounds of H+-magadiite and used in a study of mixed-metal bioactive glasses.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

113.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

45 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Deposition of thick TEOS PECVD silicon oxide layers for integrated optical waveguide applications
Bulla DAP and Morimoto NI
Thin Solid Films, 334, 60-64 (1998)
A performance evaluation of direct methanol fuel cell using impregnated tetraethyl-orthosilicate in cross-linked polymer membrane
Jung DH, et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 26(12), 1263-1269 (2001)
Fabrication of tunable silica-mineralized nanotubes using flagella as bio-templates
Jo W, et al.
Nanotechnology, 23(5) (2012)
Sol-gel-derived hybrid coatings for corrosion protection
Chou TP, et al.
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 26(1-3), 321-327 (2003)
Deposition of thick TEOS PECVD silicon oxide layers for integrated optical waveguide applications
Bulla DAP and Morimoto NI
Thin Solid Films, 334(1-2), 60-64 (1998)

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