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| IUPACName = trimethylsilylformonitrile |
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| OtherNames = Cyanotrimethylsilane; TMS cyanide; Trimethylsilylnitrile; Trimethylsilanecarbonitrile' Trimethylsilylcarbonitrile |
| OtherNames = Cyanotrimethylsilane; TMS cyanide; Trimethylsilylnitrile; Trimethylsilanecarbonitrile' Trimethylsilylcarbonitrile |
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| Abbreviations = TMSCN |
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| SMILES = C[Si](C)(C)C#N |
| SMILES = C[Si](C)(C)C#N |
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| C=4|H=9|Si=1|N=1 |
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| Density = 0.793 g/mL at 20 °C |
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Revision as of 04:43, 27 November 2014
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| IUPAC name
trimethylsilylformonitrile
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| Other names
Cyanotrimethylsilane; TMS cyanide; Trimethylsilylnitrile; Trimethylsilanecarbonitrile' Trimethylsilylcarbonitrile
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| Identifiers | |||
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| Abbreviations | TMSCN | ||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.780 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C4H9NSi | |||
| Molar mass | 99.208 g·mol−1 | ||
| Density | 0.793 g/mL at 20 °C | ||
| Melting point | 8 °C (46 °F; 281 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 114 °C (237 °F; 387 K) | ||
| reacts with water | |||
| Solubility | organic solvents | ||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.392 | ||
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| Flash point | 1 °C (34 °F; 274 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trimethylsilyl cyanide is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)3SiCN. This volatile liquid consists of a cyanide group, that is CN, attached to a trimethylsilyl group. The molecule is used in organic synthesis as the equivalent of hydrogen cyanide. It is prepared by the reaction of lithium cyanide and trimethylsilyl chloride:[1]
- LiCN + (CH3)3SiCl → (CH3)3SiCN + LiCl
In its principal reaction, it adds across carbon-oxygen double bonds, for example in an aldehyde:
- RCHO + (CH3)3SiCN → RCH(CN)OSi(CH3)3
The product is an O-silylated cyanohydrin.
One use of this reagent is to convert pyridine-N-oxides into 2-cyanopyridine. This transformation is best done in dichloromethane solution using dimethylcarbamoyl chloride as the activating electrophile. It is possible to use benzoyl chloride but the yields and regioselectivity of the addition of the cyano group are lower.
Safety
Trimethylsilyl cyanide is treated with care since it hydrolyzes to give hydrogen cyanide:
- 2 (CH3)3SiCN + H2O → (CH3)3SiOSi(CH3)3 + 2 HCN
References
- ^ Livinghouse, T. (1990). "Trimethylsilyl Cyanide: Cyanosilation of p-Benzoquinone". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 7, p. 517.