POLYMETHYLHYDROSILOXANE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

>177 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.006 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.398

Flash point:

250 °F

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

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POLYMETHYLHYDROSILOXANE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) is an easily handled, inexpensive, non-toxic, and mild reducing agent. Although relatively inert towards organic functionality, PMHS can transfer its hydride to a variety of metal catalysts (including Sn, Ti, Zn, Cu, and Pd), which can then participate in a wide range of reductions. Alternatively, when made hypercoordinate by the action of fluoride or other nucleophiles, PMHS can act directly as a reducing agent. PMHS is attractive as a substitute for more expensive or hazardous silanes or siloxanes and as the stoichiometric reductant in catalytic organotin-mediated processes.

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