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Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide solution

1 M in THF

Synonym(s):

KHMDS, Hexamethyldisilazane potassium salt solution, Potassium hexamethyldisilazide solution

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)3Si]2NK
CAS Number:
40949-94-8
Molecular Weight:
199.48
Beilstein:
4006754
MDL number:
MFCD00010330
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
PubChem Substance ID:
329762398
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

concentration

1 M in THF

density

0.915 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)N([K])[Si](C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C6H18NSi2.K/c1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6;/h1-6H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

IUBQJLUDMLPAGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide solution (1 M in THF) has been used as an anionic initiator in the polymerization of polyethylene oxide(PEO).[1]

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

Legal Information

Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-2.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-18.9 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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SHBR8352
SHBR4415
SHBQ4597
SHBQ7298
SHBP9524

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Macromolecular bioscience, 9(4), 369-375 (2008-11-26)
Trimethylsilylation of cellulose in different 1,3-dialkylimidazolium ionic liquids (IL) with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) as a silylating agent was investigated. Trimethylsilyl (TMSi) cellulose with a degree of substitution (DS) greater than 1 is insoluble in the IL. The maximum DS obtained depends
Haoyu Tang et al.
Biomacromolecules, 11(6), 1585-1592 (2010-05-15)
A series of poly(gamma-chloropropyl-L-glutamate) (PCPLG) with controlled polymer molecular weight (MW = 5-28 kg x mol(-1)) and molecular weight distribution (PDI = 1.16-1.26) have been prepared from hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS)-mediated ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of gamma-chloropropyl-L-glutamic acid based N-carboxylanhydride (CP-NCA). CD, FTIR
Xiaoguang Li et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(38), 10761-10763 (2011-08-30)
A silica microsphere suspension and a silica sol are employed in a two-step dipping process for the preparation of a superhydrophobic surface. It's not only a facile way to achieve the lotus effect, but can also create a multi-functional surface
Juliana Tsz Yan Lee et al.
Scanning, 34(1), 12-25 (2012-04-26)
Common dehydration methods of cells on biomaterials for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) include air drying, hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) or tetramethysilane (TMS) treatment and critical point drying (CPD). On the other side, freeze-drying has been widely employed in dehydrating biological samples and
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