SILOXANE

Siloxane

A siloxane is a functional group in organosilicon chemistry with the Si–O–Si linkage. The parent siloxanes include the oligomeric and polymeric hydrides with the formulae HnOH and n. Siloxanes also include branched compounds, the defining feature being that each pair of silicon centres is separated by one oxygen atom. The siloxane functional group forms the backbone of silicones, the premier example of which is polydimethylsiloxane.

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siloxane

Noun

  1. any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains


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