TRIETHYLSILANE, 98%

CAS: 617-86-7

Ref. 3H-SIT8330.0

Product Information

• Name: TRIETHYLSILANE, 98%
• Brand: Gelest
• Description: Tri-substituted Silane Reducing AgentOrganosilanes are hydrocarbon-like and possess the ability to serve as both ionic and free-radical reducing agents. These reagents and their reaction by-products are safer and more easily handled and disposed than many other reducing agents. The metallic nature of silicon and its low electronegativity relative to hydrogen lead to polarization of the Si-H bond yielding a hydridic hydrogen and a milder reducing agent compared to aluminum-, boron-, and other metal-based hydrides. A summary of some key silane reductions are presented in Table 1 of the Silicon-Based Reducing Agents brochure.Triethylsilane; Triethylsilyl hydride; Triethylsilicon hydrideViscosity: 4.9 cStDipole moment: 0.75 debyeSurface tension: 20.7 mN/mΔHform: -172 kJ/molΔHcomb: -5,324 kJ/molVapor pressure, 20 °: 40 mmSilylates tertiary alcohols in presence of tris(pentafluorophenyl)boraneSilylates arenes in presence of Ru catalyst and t-butylethyleneUsed in reductive cyclization of ynalsReadily converted directly to triethylsilyl carboxylatesUsed to reduce metal saltsEnhances deprotection of t-butoxycarbonyl-protected amines and tert-butyl estersUsed in the reductive amidation of oxazolidinones with amino acids to provide dipeptidesConverts aldehydes to symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethersUsed in the ‘in-situ’ preparation of diborane and haloboranesExtensive review of silicon based reducing agents: Larson, G.; Fry, J. L. "Ionic and Organometallic-Catalyzed Organosilane Reductions", Wipf, P., Ed.; Wiley, 2007

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 116.28
• Formula: C₆H₁₆Si
• Purity: 98%
• Color/Form: Colourless Liquid