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trimethylsilyl

trimethylsilyl

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Noun

trimethylsilyl (plural trimethylsilyls)

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