Silane, tetramethyl-
- Formula: C4H12Si
- Molecular weight: 88.2236
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CZDYPVPMEAXLPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-76-3
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Tetramethylsilane; (CH3)4Si; Silicon, tetramethyl-; Tetramethylsilicane; UN 2749; Si(CH3)4; CT2050; TMS; NSC 5210; T2050
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.80 ± 0.04 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.80 ± 0.03 | PI | Murphy and Beauchamp, 1977 | LLK |
9.6 | PE | Potzinger, Ritter, et al., 1975 | LLK |
9.99 ± 0.03 | EI | MacLean and Sacher, 1974 | LLK |
9.79 ± 0.04 | PE | Jonas, Schweitzer, et al., 1973 | LLK |
9.4 ± 0.1 | PE | Evans, Green, et al., 1972 | LLK |
9.85 ± 0.16 | EI | Lappert, Pedley, et al., 1971 | LLK |
9.74 ± 0.05 | EI | Potzinger and Lampe, 1970 | RDSH |
9.86 ± 0.02 | PI | Distefano, 1970 | RDSH |
9.85 ± 0.16 | EI | Lappert, Simpson, et al., 1969 | RDSH |
9.9 ± 0.1 | EI | Band, Davidson, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
9.98 ± 0.03 | EI | Hess, Lampe, et al., 1965 | RDSH |
10.29 | PE | Khvostenko, Zykov, et al., 1981 | Vertical value; LLK |
10.4 | PE | Roberge, Sandorfy, et al., 1978 | Vertical value; LLK |
10.57 | PE | Starzewski, Richter, et al., 1976 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
De-protonation reactions
C4H11Si- + =
By formula: C4H11Si- + H+ = C4H12Si
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1624. ± 13. | kJ/mol | G+TS | Damrauer, Kass, et al., 1988 | gas phase; Comparable to fluorobenzene; B |
ΔrH° | 1636. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | D-EA | Wetzel and Brauman, 1988 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1586. ± 13. | kJ/mol | IMRB | Damrauer, Kass, et al., 1988 | gas phase; Comparable to fluorobenzene; B |
ΔrG° | 1597. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | H-TS | Wetzel and Brauman, 1988 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 1635. ± 21. | kJ/mol | IMRB | DePuy and Damrauer, 1984 | gas phase; B |
Gas Chromatography
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal
Column type | Active phase | Temperature (C) | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packed | C78, Branched paraffin | 130. | 428.1 | Dallos, Sisak, et al., 2000 | He; Column length: 3.3 m |
Packed | C78, Branched paraffin | 130. | 428.0 | Reddy, Dutoit, et al., 1992 | Chromosorb G HP; Column length: 3.3 m |
Packed | Apolane | 110. | 428.4 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 130. | 427.6 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 150. | 426.8 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 170. | 425.9 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 190. | 424.8 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 210. | 423.6 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 230. | 422.4 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 30. | 430. | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 50. | 429.8 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 70. | 429.4 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 90. | 429. | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Packed | Apolane | 70. | 429.4 | Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976 | He, Chromosorb; Column length: 2.4 m |
Capillary | Apiezon L | 160. | 420. | Peetre and Smith, 1974 |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal
Column type | Active phase | Temperature (C) | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packed | Apieson M | 160. | 420. | Ellren, Peetre, et al., 1974 | Chromosorb G AW DMCS (80-100 mesh) |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | Squalane | 419. | Szekely, Nefedov, et al., 1967 | Nitrogen, 5. K/min; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; Tstart: 60. C; Tend: 250. C |
References
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Murphy and Beauchamp, 1977
Murphy, M.K.; Beauchamp, J.L.,
Photoionization mass spectrometry of the fluoromethylsilanes (CH3)n F4-nSi (n = 1-4),
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 2085. [all data]
Potzinger, Ritter, et al., 1975
Potzinger, P.; Ritter, A.; Krause, J.,
Massenspektrometrische Bestimmung von Bindungsenergien in siliciumorganischen Verbindungen,
Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1975, 30, 347. [all data]
MacLean and Sacher, 1974
MacLean, D.I.; Sacher, R.E.,
A study of some spectroscopic properties of Group IVA acetylides,
J. Organomet. Chem., 1974, 74, 197. [all data]
Jonas, Schweitzer, et al., 1973
Jonas, A.E.; Schweitzer, G.K.; Grimm, F.A.; Carlson, T.A.,
The photoelectron spectra of the tetrafluoro and tetramethyl compounds of the group IV elements,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 1, 29. [all data]
Evans, Green, et al., 1972
Evans, S.; Green, J.C.; Joachim, P.J.; Orchard, A.F.; Turner, D.W.; Maier, J.P.,
Electronic structures of the Group IVB tetramethyls by helium-(I) photoelectron spectroscopy,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 905. [all data]
Lappert, Pedley, et al., 1971
Lappert, M.F.; Pedley, J.B.; Simpson, J.; Spalding, T.R.,
Bonding studies of compounds of boron and the Group IV elements. VI. Mass spectrometric studies on compounds Me4M and Me3M-M'Me3 (M and M'=C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb): thermochemical data,
J. Organomet. Chem., 1971, 29, 195. [all data]
Potzinger and Lampe, 1970
Potzinger, P.; Lampe, F.W.,
Thermochemistry of simple alkylsilanes,
J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 719. [all data]
Distefano, 1970
Distefano, G.,
Photoionization study of tetramethylsilicon,
Inorg. Chem., 1970, 9, 1919. [all data]
Lappert, Simpson, et al., 1969
Lappert, M.F.; Simpson, J.; Spalding, T.R.,
Bonding studies of compounds of the group IV elements: ionisation potentials of the Me3M radicals,
J.Organometal. Chem., 1969, 17, PI. [all data]
Band, Davidson, et al., 1968
Band, S.J.; Davidson, I.M.T.; Lambert, C.A.,
Bond dissociation energies: electron impact studies on some trimethylsilyl compounds,
J. Chem. Soc. A, 1968, 2068. [all data]
Hess, Lampe, et al., 1965
Hess, G.G.; Lampe, F.W.; Sommer, L.H.,
An electron impact study of ionization and dissociation of trimethylsilanes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1965, 87, 5327. [all data]
Khvostenko, Zykov, et al., 1981
Khvostenko, V.I.; Zykov, B.G.; Yuriev, V.P.; Mironov, V.F.; Kovel'zon, G.I.; Panasenko, A.A.; Sheludyakov, V.D.; Gailyunas, I.A.,
Study of d(π)-p(π) interaction in vinyl- and alkylsilicon-containing compounds by photoelectron spectroscopy,
J. Organomet. Chem., 1981, 218, 155. [all data]
Roberge, Sandorfy, et al., 1978
Roberge, R.; Sandorfy, C.; Matthews, J.I.; Strausz, O.P.,
The far ultraviolet HeI photoelectron spectra of alkyl and fluorine substituted silane derivatives,
J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 69, 5105. [all data]
Starzewski, Richter, et al., 1976
Starzewski, K.-H.A.O.; Richter, W.; Schmidbaur, H.,
Photoelektronenspektren und Struktur von Arsenyliden. P versus As: Ein Beitrag zur Problematik der ylidischen Bindung,
Chem. Ber., 1976, 109, 473. [all data]
deRidder and Dijkstra, 1967
deRidder, J.J.; Dijkstra, G.,
Mass spectra of the tetramethyl and tetraethyl compounds of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead,
Rec. Trav. Chim., 1967, 86, 737. [all data]
Hobrock and Kiser, 1961
Hobrock, B.G.; Kiser, R.W.,
Electron impact spectroscopy of tetramethylsilicon, -tin and -lead,
J. Phys. Chem., 1961, 65, 2186. [all data]
Szepes and Baer, 1984
Szepes, L.; Baer, T.,
Dissociation dynamics of energy selected hexamethyldisilane ions and the heats of formation of (CH3)3Si+ and (CH3)3Si,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 273. [all data]
Szepes and Baer, 1984, 2
Szepes, L.; Baer, T.,
(CH3)3SiX tipusu vegyuletek vizsgalata fotoelectron-fotoion koincidenciaval,I. Meghatarozott belso energiaju hexametil-diszilan-ionok disszociaciojanak dinamikaja,
Magy. Kem. Foly., 1984, 90, 104. [all data]
Band, Davidson, et al., Commun. 1967
Band, S.J.; Davidson, I.M.T.; Lambert, C.A.; Stephenson, I.L.,
Bond dissociation energies and heats of formation of trimethylsilyl compounds,
Chem., Commun. 1967, 723. [all data]
Connor, Finney, et al., 1966
Connor, J.A.; Finney, G.; Leigh, G.J.; Haszeldine, R.N.; Robinson, P.J.; Sedgwick, R.D.; Simmons, R.F.,
Bond dissociation energies in organosilicon compounds,
Chem. Commun., 1966, 178. [all data]
Hess, Lampe, et al., 1964
Hess, G.G.; Lampe, F.W.; Sommer, L.H.,
Bond dissociation energies and ion energetics in organosilicon compounds by electron impact,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1964, 86, 3174. [all data]
Damrauer, Kass, et al., 1988
Damrauer, R.; Kass, S.R.; DePuy, C.H.,
Gas-Phase Acidities of Methylsilanes: C-H versus Si-H,
Organomet., 1988, 7, 3, 637, https://doi.org/10.1021/om00093a011
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Wetzel and Brauman, 1988
Wetzel, D.M.; Brauman, J.I.,
Quantitative Measure of alpha-Silyl Carbanion Stabilization. The Electron Affinity of (Trimethylsilyl)methyl Radical,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 25, 8333, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00233a008
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DePuy and Damrauer, 1984
DePuy, C.H.; Damrauer, R.,
Reactions of organosilane anionic species with nitrous oxide,
Organometallics, 1984, 3, 362. [all data]
Dallos, Sisak, et al., 2000
Dallos, A.; Sisak, A.; Kulcsár, Z.; Kováts, E.,
Pair-wise interactions by gas chromatography VII. Interaction free enthalpies of solutes with secondary alcohol groups,
J. Chromatogr. A, 2000, 904, 2, 211-242, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)00908-0
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Reddy, Dutoit, et al., 1992
Reddy, K.S.; Dutoit, J.-Cl.; Kovats, E. sz.,
Pair-wise interactions by gas chromatography. I. Interaction free enthalpies of solutes with non-associated primary alcohol groups,
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Riedo, Fritz, et al., 1976
Riedo, F.; Fritz, D.; Tarján, G.; Kováts, E.Sz.,
A tailor-made C87 hydrocarbon as a possible non-polar standard stationary phase for gas chromatography,
J. Chromatogr., 1976, 126, 63-83, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)84063-2
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Peetre and Smith, 1974
Peetre, I.-B.; Smith, B.E.F.,
Gas chromatographic investigation of organometallic compounds and their carbon analogues. IV. determination, calculation and correlation of Kováts retention indices for tetraalkylsilanes,
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Ellren, Peetre, et al., 1974
Ellren, O.; Peetre, I.B.; Smith, B.E.F.,
Gas chromatographic investigation of organometallic compounds and their carbon analogues. V. Use of refractive index in conjunction with Kovats retention index for the identification of organosilicon compounds,
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Szekely, Nefedov, et al., 1967
Szekely, T.; Nefedov, O.M.; Garzo, G.; Shiryayav, V.I.; Fritz, D.,
Gas chromatographic investigation of the thermal decomposition of polydimethylsilylene,
Acta Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung., 1967, 54, 3-4, 241-254. [all data]
Notes
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