Phenyltrimethoxysilane is used for nanoelectronics and material science research. It is used as crosslinking agent for silicone resin and to produce polymer organic silicon compound.
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Applications
Phenyltrimethoxysilane is used for nanoelectronics and material science research. It is used as crosslinking agent for silicone resin and to produce polymer organic silicon compound.
Solubility
Reacts with water.
Notes
Moisture Sensitive. Desiccate at room temperature. Store under inert gas. Incompatible with Strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Touria Jermouni; Monique Smaihi and Nadine Hovnanian. Hydrolysis and initial polycondensation of phenyltrimethoxysilane and diphenyldimethoxysilane.J. Mater. Chem.1995, 5 1203-1208.
- Yung-Chih Chen; Hsueh-Chen Lin; Yu-Der Lee. The Effects of Phenyltrimethoxysilane Coupling Agents on the Properties of PTFE/Silica Composites.Journal of Polymer Research.2004, 11 1-7
- Aryltrimethoxysilanes undergo Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with e.g. aryl iodides in the presence of TBAF, via a postulated hypervalent siloxane intermediate: J. Org. Chem., 64, 1684 (1999):