An electron diffraction determination of the molecular structure of methyl silyl ether

The molecular structure of methyl silyl ether CH3OSiH3, has been deter- mined in the gas phase by the sector microphotometer method of electron, diffrac- tion. The Si-O bond length is 1.640±0.003 Å, the C-O bond length is 1.418±0.009 Å, and the Si-O-C angle is 120.6±0.9°.