Bis(trimethylsilyl)peroxide

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Bis(trimethylsilyl)peroxide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Peroxybis(trimethylsilane)
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/C6H18O2Si2/c1-9(2,3)7-8-10(4,5)6/h1-6H3
    Key: XPEMYYBBHOILIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C[Si](C)(C)OO[Si](C)(C)C
Properties
C6H18O2Si2
Molar mass 178.378 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil
Density 0.829 g/cm3
Boiling point 35 °C (95 °F; 308 K) 35 torr
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bis(trimethylsilyl)peroxide (sometimes abbreviated as BTSP)

organic oxidations.[2]
Upon treatment with organolithium compounds, it affords the silyl ether.

Preparation

It is prepared by treating

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