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Cited in 2 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
tert-Butyllithium solution (tert-BuLi) is an organolithium compound, used as a strong base in organic chemistry. It facilitates lithium-halogen exchange reaction and also can be employed in the deprotonation of C-H compounds and amines.
Application
tert-Butyllithium solution can be used as a strong base in the synthesis of: Alkyllithium derivatives form alkyl iodides and diiodoalkanes by halogen-lithium exchange reaction. Inorganic polymer [(LiMo3Se3)n] from [(InMo3Se3)n] by reductive intercalation method. Adducts of cinnamic acid (1,3- and 1,4-adducts) by reacting with C-C double of cinnamic acid.
| Canonical Smiles | [Li+].C[C-](C)C |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | lithium;2-methylpropane |
| InChIKey | UBJFKNSINUCEAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C4H9.Li/c1-4(2)3;/h1-3H3;/q-1;+1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | [Li+].C[C-](C)C |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| Molecular Weight | 64.06 |
| Beilstein | 3587204 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 3587204 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=3587204&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic salts |
| Class | Organic metal salts |
| Subclass | Organic alkali metal salts |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Organic lithium salts |
| Alternative Parents | Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Organic lithium salt - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic lithium salts. These are organic compounds containing a lithium ion. |
| External Descriptors | Not available |
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| Certificate of Analysis | May 20, 2026 | B109777 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 05, 2026 | B109777 | |
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| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 09, 2022 | B109777 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 09, 2022 | B109777 |
| Sensitivity | Moisture, Heat and Air sensitive |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 64.099 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 64.0864 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 64.0864 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0.000 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 5 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 8.400 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| 1. Ning Yan, Lei Ding, Tong Wu, Sihang Zhang, Feng Yang, Ya Cao, Ming Xiang. (2021) Shutdown-Functionalized Poly Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Sulfonate Lithium and Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Composite Lithium-Ion Battery Separator. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 168 (11): (110510). [PMID:] [10.1149/1945-7111/ac330c] |
| 2. Haoyun Deng, Zhixiong Yang, Mengzhen Zhou, Encai Ou, Yanbing Lu, Qiulan Zhou, Kun Liu, Weijian Xu. (2024) Anionic polymerization of (Z)-1,3-pentadiene using Ba/Al/Li trimetallic initiators to synthesize crystalline high trans-1,4-polypentadiene. POLYMER, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127841] |