Predicting Flash Point of Organosilicon Compounds Using Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Approach

Table 1

Boiling point and flash point for selected organosilicon compounds.

No.	Compound name	CAS No	Measured boiling point^a	Measured FP^b
1	Vinyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane	5356-84-3	39.5–40°C (1 torr)/86.5–87.5°C (20 hPa)	30°C/66°C
2	3-Methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane	17096-07-0	112–115°C (0.2 torr)/112–115°C (0.3 hPa)	201°C/201°C
3	Dimethoxymethyl (3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silane	358-67-8	100°C (283 torr)/N.A.	58°C/57.8°C
4	Dichloromethyl octadecylsilane	5157-75-5	163.5°C (0.1 torr)/185°C (3.3 hPa)	185°C/185°C

^aThe former value was retrieved from The Chemical Database and the latter from the Sigma-Aldrich’s website; the numbers in the parentheses were the pressures applied in testing.
^bThe former value was retrieved from The Chemical Database and the latter from the Sigma-Aldrich’s website.