I-Triethylchlorosilane (TECS), inhlanganisela ye-silane enefomula yamakhemikhali C6H15ClSi, uketshezi olungenambala oluvame ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni ezahlukahlukene zezimboni. Le nhlanganisela ibaluleke kakhulu ngekhono layo lokufaka i-silicon kuma-molecule we-organic, ukuyenza ibe yi-reagent ebalulekile ekukhiqizeni ama-silicone polymers nezinye izinto ezisuselwa ku-silicon. Ukusebenza kwayo okuhlukahlukene kubangelwa ukusabela kwayo