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| + | == Description == | ||
| + | A class of organosilicone compounds with a structural unit of R2SiO, where R is an alkyl group. Polymers made from siloxane chains are called silicones. An example is polymethyl siloxane (methyl silicone) resin. See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silicone resin silicone resin]. | ||
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| + | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| + | polydimethylsiloxane; siloxano (Esp.); siloxane (Fr.); silossano (It.); siloxano (Port.); oxosilane; organosiloxane; polymethyl siloxane; | ||
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| + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
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| + | Soluble in chloroform, heptane, benzene, diethyl ether.Insoluble in methanol, ethanol. | ||
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| + | == Resources and Citations == | ||
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| + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 719 | ||
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| + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
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| + | * ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 6201 | ||
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| + | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 2 November 2020
Description
A class of organosilicone compounds with a structural unit of R2SiO, where R is an alkyl group. Polymers made from siloxane chains are called silicones. An example is polymethyl siloxane (methyl silicone) resin. See resin silicone resin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
polydimethylsiloxane; siloxano (Esp.); siloxane (Fr.); silossano (It.); siloxano (Port.); oxosilane; organosiloxane; polymethyl siloxane;
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in chloroform, heptane, benzene, diethyl ether.Insoluble in methanol, ethanol.
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 719
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 6201
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998