3128. Diethylsilane

Nomenclature

CAS number: 542-91-6
3-Silapentane.
C4H12Si; mol wt 88.22.
C 54.46%, H 13.71%, Si 31.84%.

Description and references

Prepd from ethylene and silane: Hurd, US 2537763 (1951); Fritz, Z. Naturforsch. 7b, 207 (1952); White, Rochow, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76, 3897 (1954); Clasen, Angew. Chem. 70, 180 (1958).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. Stable to air when pure. bp741 56°; d420 0.6843; nD20 1.3921. Quickly oxidized by Ag2O and HgO. Oxidation can be slowed by soln in petr ether or by cooling to -80°.