n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane is used in semiconductor industry to form self-assembled monolayer thin films on silicon dioxide substrates. Used in molecular electronics, as thin insulating gates in Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors. It is also used in platinum catalyzed synthesis.
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Applications
n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane is used in semiconductor industry to form self-assembled monolayer thin films on silicon dioxide substrates. Used in molecular electronics, as thin insulating gates in Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors. It is also used in platinum catalyzed synthesis.
Solubility
Decomposes in water.
Notes
Moisture sensitive. Store in cool dry place in tightly closed container. Store under dry inert gas. Keep away from water/moisture.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Sung, Myung M.; G. Jonathan Kluth; and Roya Maboudian. Formation of alkylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers on Si3N4. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A. 1999, 17 (2), 1100-1106.
- A. N. Parikh; M. A. Schivley; E. Koo; K. Seshadri; D. Aurentz; K. Mueller; and D. L. Allara. n-Alkylsiloxanes: From Single Monolayers to Layered Crystals. The Formation of Crystalline Polymers from the Hydrolysis of n-Octadecyltrichlorosilane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119 (13), 3135-3143.