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N-BUTYLLITHIUM SOLUTION 2.5 M IN HEXANES (C005B-007439)

n -Butyllithium ( n -BuLi) is an organolithium reagent commonly used as a strong base in organic synthesis. It is also used as a lithium source for a wide range of lithium bases, such as lithium amides, acetylides, and alkoxides.

Description

General description

n-Butyllithium (n-BuLi) is an organolithium reagent commonly used as a strong base in organic synthesis. It is also used as a lithium source for a wide range of lithium bases, such as lithium amides, acetylides, and alkoxides.

Application

n-BuLi can be used as a strong base to form corresponding lithium salts by the deprotonation of nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon acids. Heterocyclic compounds, such as furans, thiophenes, oxazoles, pyrroles, etc, can be lithiated α to the ring heteroatom using n-BuLi. These lithiated salts react in situ with alkyl halides to obtain useful organic compounds by the formation of the C-C bond. n-BuLi is also a useful reagent for lithium€“halogen exchange reactions. Synthesis of various other useful reagents such as lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) and diphenylphosphine is done by in situ reaction with n-BuLi In the polymerization of dienes, n-BuLi is employed as an initiator.
The product is also used in the following reactions:      

  • Anionic rearrangement reactions      
  • Metal-halogen interchange and transmetalation reactions
  • Elimination reactions      
  • [1,2]- and [1,4]-Wittig rearrangement reaction      
  • Anionic homo-Fries rearrangement reaction      
  • Asymmetric carbolithiation

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

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Specifications
UPC:
51131627
Condition:
New
Weight:
1.00 Ounces
HazmatClass:
Yes
Quantity:
100
Unit of Measurement:
ML
MPN:
230707-100ML
CAS:
109-72-8
Temperature Control Device:
Yes
Catalog No. C005B-007439
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