Information card for entry 2104690

Structure parameters

• Common name: Tetramethylsilane
• Formula: C4 H12 Si
• Calculated formula: C4 H12 Si
• Title of publication: Predicted crystal structures of tetramethylsilane and tetramethylgermane and an experimental low-temperature structure of tetramethylsilane
• Authors of publication: Wolf, Alexandra K.; Glinnemann, Jürgen; Fink, Lothar; Alig, Edith; Bolte, Michael; Schmidt, Martin U.
• Journal of publication: Acta Crystallographica Section B
• Year of publication: 2010
• Journal volume: 66
• Journal issue: 2
• Pages of publication: 229 - 236
• a: 13.131 ± 0.003 Å
• b: 8.198 ± 0.003 Å
• c: 6.329 ± 0.001 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 681.3 ± 0.3 ų
• Cell temperature: 100 ± 2 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 100 ± 2 K
• Number of distinct elements: 3
• Space group number: 62
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P n m a
• Hall space group symbol: -P 2ac 2n
• Residual factor for all reflections: 0.1393
• Residual factor for significantly intense reflections: 0.1229
• Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections: 0.3357
• Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement: 0.3547
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement: 1.214
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 0.71073 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: MoKα
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No