Cyclotrisiloxane, hexamethyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₈O₃Si₃
• Molecular weight: 222.4618
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H18O3Si3/c1-10(2)7-11(3,4)9-12(5,6)8-10/h1-6H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HTDJPCNNEPUOOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 541-05-9
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• Other names: Dimethylsiloxane cyclic trimer; Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane; CH7260
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Kuliev, Dzhafarov, et al., 1982
Kuliev, A.M.; Dzhafarov, O.I.; Karasharli, K.A.; Kostryukov, V.N., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of cyclic methylphenylsiloxanes, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1982, 56, 310-313. [all data]

PCR Inc., 1990
PCR Inc., Research Chemicals Catalog 1990-1991, PCR Inc., Gainesville, FL, 1990, 1. [all data]

Alvik and Dale, 1971
Alvik, T.; Dale, J., On the Lack of Conformational Preferences for Cyclic Dimethylsiloxane Oligomers., Acta Chem. Scand., 1971, 25, 2131, https://doi.org/10.3891/acta.chem.scand.25-2131 . [all data]

Osthoff, Grubb, et al., 1953
Osthoff, R.C.; Grubb, W.T.; Burkhard, C.A., Physical Properties of organosilicon compounds. I. Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane and Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 2227-9. [all data]

Kuliev, Dzhafarov, et al., 1982, 2
Kuliev, A.M.; Dzhafarov, O.I.; Karasharli, K.A.; Kostryukov, V.N., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of cyclic methylphenylsiloxanes, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1982, 56, 310-13. [all data]

Flaningam, 1986
Flaningam, Ora L., Vapor pressures of poly(dimethylsiloxane) oligomers, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1986, 31, 3, 266-272, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00045a002 . [all data]

Bragin and Karapet'yants, 1974
Bragin, G.P.; Karapet'yants, M.K., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1974, 48, 612. [all data]

Ditsent, Skorokhodov, et al., 1971
Ditsent, V.E.; Skorokhodov, I.I.; Terent'eva, N.A.; Zolotareva, M.N., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1971, 45, 6, 901. [all data]

Osthoff, Grubb, et al., 1953, 2
Osthoff, Robert C.; Grubb, W.T.; Burkhard, Charles A., Physical Properties of Organosilicon Compounds. I. Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane and Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 9, 2227-2229, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01105a060 . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Alvik, Dale, et al., 1971
Alvik, Thor; Dale, Johannes; Fernholt, L.; Hedberg, Kenneth; Schaumburg, Kjeld; Ehrenberg, L., On the Lack of Conformational Preferences for Cyclic Dimethylsiloxane Oligomers., Acta Chem. Scand., 1971, 25, 2131-2141, https://doi.org/10.3891/acta.chem.scand.25-2131 . [all data]

Fischer and Kusch, 1993
Fischer, G.W.; Kusch, P., An Automated Curie-Point Pyrolysis-High Resolution Gas Chromatography System, LC-GC Int., 1993, 6, 12, 760-763. [all data]

Fujimoto, Ohtani, et al., 1990
Fujimoto, S.; Ohtani, H.; Yamagiwa, K.; Tsuge, S., Study on retention behavior of cyclic siloxanes by high resolution pyrolysis-gas chromatography with a fused silica capillary column, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr., 1990, 13, 6, 397-404, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240130603 . [all data]

Kazuyoshi, Seiichi, et al., 2000
Kazuyoshi, N.; Seiichi, Y.; Kazuo, K.; Katsumi, I.; Okihiko, S., Polymer analysis by improved pyrolysis gas chromatography hyphenated with four specific detectors, J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. Jpn., 2000, 34, 2, 142-151, https://doi.org/10.5107/sccj.34.142 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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