trimethylsilyl

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noun

The organosilicon radical (CH₃)₃Si-

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Meanings

nountrimethylsilyl (plural trimethylsilyls)

plural trimethylsilyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryThe 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
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