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n-Butyllithium solution

1.6 M in hexanes

Synonym(s):

n-BuLi, Butyl lithium, Butyllithium solution, Lithium-1-butanide

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3Li
CAS Number:
109-72-8
Molecular Weight:
64.06
Beilstein:
1209227
MDL number:
MFCD00009414
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24851205
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

concentration

1.6 M in hexanes

density

0.68 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Li]CCCC

InChI

1S/C4H9.Li/c1-3-4-2;/h1,3-4H2,2H3;

InChI key

MZRVEZGGRBJDDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Copolymerization of butadiene and styrene under the influence of n-butyllithium: This study explores the copolymerization process using n-butyllithium as a catalyst, which is significant for the development of new synthetic rubber materials (V Bronskaya et al., 2023).
  • Modifiers of n-Butyllithium in the Synthesis of Polybutadiene and Styrene-Butadiene Rubbers: Explores the use of n-butyllithium with different modifiers in the synthesis of industrial rubbers, important for understanding the control of polymer properties (VS Glukhovskoi et al., 2014).
  • Aggregation and Solvation of n-Butyllithium: Examines the aggregation behavior and solvation properties of n-butyllithium in various solvents, providing insights into its chemical interactions essential for organic synthesis (O Tai et al., 2017).

Packaging

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Other Notes

May contain trace amounts of LiCl.

Legal Information

Kilo-Lab is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Repr. 2 - 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)

-14.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-26 °C - closed cup

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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 111, 2981-2981 (1989)
Yuqiang Ma et al.
ACS nano, 9(7), 7383-7391 (2015-07-01)
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have stimulated lots of interest because they are direct bandgap materials that have reasonably good mobility values. However, contact between most metals and semiconducting TMDCs like 2H phase WSe2 are highly resistive
Michael A Tarselli et al.
Organic letters, 11(20), 4596-4599 (2009-10-09)
A procedure for the coupling of aliphatic imines with allylic and allenic alkoxides is described. The success of these studies was enabled by a unique reactivity profile of Ti(IV) isopropoxide/n-BuLi compared to well-known Ti(IV) isopropoxide/RMgX systems.
J P Parente et al.
Carbohydrate research, 141(1), 41-47 (1985-08-15)
Treatment of dimethyl sulfoxide with butyllithium leads to rapid formation of lithium methylsulfinyl carbanion. The reaction products tend to be significantly freer from impurities when lithium methylsulfinyl carbanion is used rather than sodium or potassium methylsulfinyl carbanion. This reagent gives
Lawrence M Pratt et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 68(16), 6387-6391 (2003-08-05)
The effects of lithium dialkylamide structure, mixed aggregate formation, and solvation on the stereoselectivity of ketone enolization were examined. Of the lithium dialkylamides examined, lithium tetramethylpiperidide (LiTMP) in THF resulted in the best enolization selectivity. The stereoselectivity was further improved
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