PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | -132°C |
| Boiling point: | 56 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.681 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | −20 °F |
| storage temp. | under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C |
| solubility | Miscible with terahydrofuran, diethyl ether, 1,4-dioxane and benzene. |
| form | liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 0.683 |
| Hydrolytic Sensitivity | 3: reacts with aqueous base |
| Sensitive | Air Sensitive |
| Merck | 14,3128 |
| BRN | 1730902 |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 542-91-6(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Silane, diethyl- (542-91-6) |
Description and Uses
Diethylsilane is used as a precursor to prepare (3-allylsulfanyl-propyl)-diethyl-silane by using (Ph3P)3RhCl as reagent. It is also used in the chemical vapor deposition of SiO2 for microelectronics.
