- Source: Sodium trimethylsiloxide
Sodium trimethylsiloxide is an organosilicon compound with the formula NaOSi(CH3)3. It is the sodium salt of the conjugate base derived from trimethylsilanol. A white solid, its molecular structure consists of a cluster with Na-O-Na linkages on the basis of closely related compounds.
The salt is used to prepare trimethylsiloxide complexes by salt metathesis. Trimethylsiloxide is a lipophilic pseudohalide.
It is a source of oxide dianion.
Related compounds
Sodium silox, NaOSi(tBu)3 (tBu = C(CH3)3)
Potassium trimethylsilanolate