silanol |
siloxane |
In organic chemistry terms the difference between silanol and siloxane
is that
silanol is any hydroxy derivative of a silane, especially hydrocarbyl derivatives R
3SiOH; an organosilanol while
siloxane is any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains.
As nouns the difference between silanol and siloxane
is that
silanol is the silicon analogue of methanol SiH
3OH while
siloxane is any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains.
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