1,2-Dihydroxy-tetramethyldisilane (2) has been synthesized by hydrolysis of
1,2-dichloro-tetramethyldisilane (1) and characterized by IR, NMR, MS and
X-ray structure analysis. Compound 2 exists in crystal form in two differen
t conformations forming a characteristic two-dimensional network by H-bondi
ng. The title compound is water soluble and has a high condensation tendenc
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