Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane
Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane is the organosilicon compound with the formula. It is one of the more readily prepared and easily handled polysilanes. Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane is produced by reduction of dimethyldichlorosilane with sodium–potassium alloy:
where M is Na or K. The reaction also produces a polymer poly and a cyclic compound decamethylcyclopentasilane.
The chair conformer of dodecamethylcyclohexasilane was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.