Nomenclature
CAS number: 541-02-6
D
5.
C
10H
30O
5Si
5; mol wt 370.77.
C 32.39%, H 8.16%, O 21.58%, Si 37.87%.
Description and references
Cyclic siloxane. Isolated from the hydrolysis
product of dimethyldichlorosilane: W. Patnode, D. F. Wilcock, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 68, 358 (1946).
HPLC determn and GC-MS characterization of metabolites in urine:
S. Varaprath et al., Drug Metab.
Dispos. 31, 206 (2003). Physicochemical properties:
M. Palczewska-Tulinska, P. Oracz, J. Chem.
Eng. Data 50, 1711 (2005).
Properties
Colorless volatile liquid. mp -38°. bp760 210°; bp20 101°. d 0.9593. nD20 1.3982. Soly in water:
17 ppb. Vapor pressure (50°): 2 mm Hg.Use
Intermediate in the mfr of high mol wt siloxane
polymers. Carrier ingredient in personal care products; dry cleaning
solvent.