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Sigma-Aldrich

Diethylzinc solution

1.0 M in heptane

Synonym(s):

Zincdiethyl

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Linear Formula:
(C2H5)2Zn
CAS Number:
557-20-0
Molecular Weight:
123.51
Beilstein:
3587207
MDL number:
MFCD00009021
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24865350
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

Quality Level

100

concentration

1.0 M in heptane

bp

98 °C

density

0.74 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

CC[Zn]CC

InChI

1S/2C2H5.Zn/c2*1-2;/h2*1H2,2H3;

InChI key

HQWPLXHWEZZGKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Diethylzinc solution can be used in the synthesis of:
  • Bis(pyridylpyrrolyl)zinc luminescent complexes.
  • A versatile building block, 5-(ketoaryl)thiazole.
  • ZnxCd1-xSe nanocrystals having high luminescence properties.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

12.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-11 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Composition-Tunable ZnxCd1-xSe nanocrystals with high luminescence and stability.
Xinhua Z, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(28), 8589-8594 (2003)
Practical synthesis of a highly functionalized thiazole ketone.
Frey LF, et al.
Tetrahedron, 59(33), 6363-6373 (2003)
Pyridylpyrrolides as alternatives to cyclometalated phenylpyridine ligands: synthesis and characterization of luminescent zinc and boron pyridylpyrrolide complexes.
Klappa JJ, et al.
Dalton Transactions, 883-891 (2004)
Vincent Coeffard et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 7(8), 1723-1734 (2009-04-04)
The straightforward preparation of new modular oxazoline-containing bifunctional catalysts is reported employing a microwave-assisted Buchwald-Hartwig aryl amination as the key step. Covalent attachment of 2-(o-aminophenyl)oxazolines and pyridine derivatives generated in good-to-high yields a series of ligands in two or three
Lianbing Zhang et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 48(27), 4982-4985 (2009-06-06)
New uses for ALD: By applying standard metal oxide atomic layer deposition (ALD) to two types of porphyrins, site-specific chemical infiltration of substrate molecules is achieved: Diethylzinc can diffuse into the interior of porphyrin supramolecular structures and induce metalation of
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