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== Description ==
  
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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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== Other Properties ==
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Soluble in chloroform, heptane, benzene, diethyl ether.Insoluble in methanol, ethanol.
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== Authority ==
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* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 719
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* Richard S. Lewis, 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]]

Revision as of 15:01, 30 September 2014

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;

Other Properties

Soluble in chloroform, heptane, benzene, diethyl ether.Insoluble in methanol, ethanol.

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 719
  • Richard S. Lewis, 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

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