
Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane
Cyclomethicone 5 is member of cyclomethicone, which are a group of liquid methyl siloxanes that have low viscosity and high volatility. Cyclomethicones are cyclic in structure with a monomer backbone of one silicon and two oxygen atoms bonded together. Cyclomethicone 5 is used in cosmetic and personal products as a skin emollient. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8,10,10-decamethyl-1,3,5,7,9,2,4,6,8,10-pentaoxapentasilecane
- Molecular formula
- C10H30O5Si5
- Molecular weight
- 370.77 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 370.09395673 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:191092
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1885178
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1027184
- PubMed:37551828
- PubMed:31836225
- PubMed:27601420
- PubMed:25680588
- PubMed:22966705
- PubMed:22575024
- PubMed:22571757
- PubMed:22304371
- PubMed:22221665
- PubMed:22197313
- PubMed:22097543
- PubMed:21912567
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