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trimethylsilyl

trimethylsilyl noun: the organosilicon radical (CH₃)₃Si-.

Noun

trimethylsilyl (plural trimethylsilyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The organosilicon radical (CH₃)₃Si-
    • These arise through re-addition of the initially formed palladium hydride and subsequent antielimination of the trimethylsilyl and palladium moieties.1995, Alan Roy Katritzky, Otto Meth-Cohn, Stanley Michael Roberts, Comprehensive organic functional group transformations, page 490

Forms of trimethylsilyl

pluraltrimethylsilyls

Words formed from trimethylsilyl

Questions about trimethylsilyl

What does trimethylsilyl mean?
Trimethylsilyl means the organosilicon radical (CH₃)₃Si-.
What part of speech is trimethylsilyl?
Trimethylsilyl is a noun.
What is the plural of trimethylsilyl?
The plural of trimethylsilyl is trimethylsilyls.

Words near trimethylsilyl in the dictionary

  1. trimethylpsoralen
  2. trimethylpyridine
  3. trimethylpyridines
  4. trimethylsilane
  5. trimethylsiloxysilicate
  6. trimethylsilyl
  7. trimethylsilyl chloride
  8. trimethylsilylacetylene
  9. trimethylsilylated
  10. trimethylsilylation
  11. trimethylsilylations

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