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Hexamethyldisilane
Hexamethyldisilane
is the
organosilicon compound
with the
formula
Si
2
6
,
abbreviated
Si
2
Me
6
. It is a
colourless
liquid
,
soluble
in
organic solvents
.
The Si-Si
bond
in hexamethyldisilane is
cleaved
by
strong
nucleophiles
and
electrophiles
.
Alkyl
lithium compounds
react
as follows:
Iodine
gives
trimethylsilyl iodide
.