n-Butyllithium

C₄H₉LiCAS 109-72-864.06 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: C₄H₉Li
Molar mass: 64.06 g/mol
Exact mass: 64.0864 Da
Density: 0.77 g/mL
Melting point: 109–111 °C
logP: 1.24Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 0
Rotatable bonds: 1

Hazards

Danger

H250 Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air83.9% of notifiers
H260 In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously83% of notifiers
H302 Harmful if swallowed10.6% of notifiers
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage83.9% of notifiers
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction10.6% of notifiers
H318 Causes serious eye damage70.4% of notifiers

Aggregated from 341 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P222, P223, P231, P231+P232, P233, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P272, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P335+P334, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P333+P317, P362+P364, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

109-72-8

SMILES

[CH2]CCC.[Li]

InChIKey

MZRVEZGGRBJDDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

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Names and synonyms

3 names

Lithium, butyl-
Butyllithium
1-Butyllithium

Reactions

Wittig olefination: methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide + benzaldehyde → styrenereagent

Work with n-Butyllithium

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Similar compounds

Hexyllithium21369-64-267 % similar Tetrabutyltin1461-25-263 % similar Tributyltin hydride688-73-363 % similar Bis(tributyltin)813-19-463 % similar Butyltin trichloride1118-46-353 % similar Tributyltin chloride1461-22-953 % similar Bromotributylstannane1461-23-053 % similar Tributyltin fluoride1983-10-453 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

tert-Butyllithium594-19-4 sec-Butyllithium598-30-1 Isobutyllithium920-36-5

Elsewhere

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