Dichlorosilane

An inorganic compound, H2Cl2Si, 101.008 g/mol. Boiling point 8 °C, melting point -122 °C, as published.

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Identifiers

Molecular formula: H₂Cl₂Si
Molecular weight: 101.008 g/mol
Exact mass: 99.930282 g/mol
IUPAC name: dichlorosilane
SMILES: Cl[SiH2]Cl
InChI: InChI=1S/Cl2H2Si/c1-3-2/h3H2
InChIKey: MROCJMGDEKINLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Measured properties

Published measurements, each with its source. Two readings of one property are both shown, in the units each used.

Boiling Point: 8 °Cmeasured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs); 8.3 °C @760 [mm Hg]measured · PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Melting Point: -122 °Cmeasured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs); -122 °Cmeasured · PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Solubility: Solubility in water: reactionmeasured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Vapor Pressure: Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 163.6measured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Flash Point: -28 °C c.c.measured · ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

Calculated properties

Derived from the structure, not from a sample; kept apart from the measurements above.

Molecular weight: 101 g/molcalculated · reference compound database; Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass: 99.930282 Dacalculated · reference compound database; Mass of the most common isotopic form.
Polar surface area: 0 Å²calculated · reference compound database; Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity: 2calculated · reference compound database; A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors: 0calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors: 0calculated · reference compound database
logP: 0.4628calculated · chemistry engine; Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area: 0 Å²calculated · chemistry engine; Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity: 20.25 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine; Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness: 0.3069calculated · chemistry engine; Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

Cl Chlorine2 atoms · 70.2% by mass
Si Silicon1 atom · 27.8% by mass
H Hydrogen2 atoms · 2.0% by mass

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded: 3
Total atoms, hydrogen included: 5
Rings: 0
Aromatic rings: 0
Stereocentres: 0
Formal charge: 0

The molecule in three dimensions

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The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Reactions it appears in

No documented reaction with a written procedure and a source involves Dichlorosilane yet.

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is dichlorosilane.

The sources also call it diclorosilano, SiH2Cl2, RefChem:53355, Dichlorosilane (UN2189) (Poison gas), Dichlorosilane(SiH2Cl2), Dichlorosilane, >=99.99% trace metals basis, DTXSID1052082, EINECS 223-888-3, Silane, dichloro-, Silicon chloride hydride (SiH2Cl2), UN2189.

Structurally related

Nothing structurally close to Dichlorosilane has a page here yet.

Where these values came from

reference compound database61330
compound record
chemistry engine
structure perception

compound record.

What this page does not claim

Identifiers are copied from the source record, measured values are reported as published, and calculated values are marked as calculated. Nothing here is a hazard, purity or handling assessment — how the library is checked.