Difference between revisions of "Hexyllithium"

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|  Formula = C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>13</sub>Li  
 
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''n''-Hexyllithium has similar chemical properties to [[Butyllithium|''n''-butyllithium]] (BuLi). Its main advantage over BuLi, particularly in industrial use, is the production of liquid [[Hexane|''n''-hexane]] as a byproduct rather than gaseous (and highly flammable) [[butane]].<ref>{{citation | series = Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II | volume = 11 | title = Main-Group Metal Organometallics in Organic Synthesis | editor1-first = Edward W. | editor1-last = Abel | editor2-first = F. Gordon A. | editor2-last = Stone | editor3-first = Geoffrey | editor3-last = Wilkinson | publisher = Elsevier | year = 1995 | isbn = 0080423183 | page = 3}}.</ref> It is commercially available as a solution in [[mixed hexanes]], usually at a concentration of about 2&nbsp;M for laboratory use or 33% for industrial use.
 
''n''-Hexyllithium has similar chemical properties to [[Butyllithium|''n''-butyllithium]] (BuLi). Its main advantage over BuLi, particularly in industrial use, is the production of liquid [[Hexane|''n''-hexane]] as a byproduct rather than gaseous (and highly flammable) [[butane]].<ref>{{citation | series = Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II | volume = 11 | title = Main-Group Metal Organometallics in Organic Synthesis | editor1-first = Edward W. | editor1-last = Abel | editor2-first = F. Gordon A. | editor2-last = Stone | editor3-first = Geoffrey | editor3-last = Wilkinson | publisher = Elsevier | year = 1995 | isbn = 0080423183 | page = 3}}.</ref> It is commercially available as a solution in [[mixed hexanes]], usually at a concentration of about 2&nbsp;M for laboratory use or 33% for industrial use.
  
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Revision as of 13:26, 20 June 2010

n-Hexyllithium
IUPAC name Hexyllithium
Other names HxLi, NHL
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/C6H13.Li/c1-3-5-6-4-2;/h1,3-6H2,2H3;/rC6H13Li/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h2-6H2,1H3
InChIKey RMKNFFPDYCVCDI-ZLJYRZARAB
Standard InChI InChI=1S/C6H13.Li/c1-3-5-6-4-2;/h1,3-6H2,2H3;
Standard InChIKey RMKNFFPDYCVCDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [21369-64-2]
EC number 404-950-0
ChemSpider 10626845
Properties
Chemical formula C6H13Li
Molar mass 92.11 g mol−1
Solubility in water reacts violently
Acidity (pKa) approx. 40
Hazards[1]
EU index number 003-002-00-X
GHS pictograms Water-react. 1, Pyr. Sol. 1Skin Corr. 1A
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H260, H250, H314 [note 1]
Related compounds
Other organolithium compounds Methyllithium
n-Butyllithium
tert-Butyllithium
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

n-Hexyllithium, C6H13Li, sometimes abbreviated to HxLi or NHL, is an organolithium compound used in organic synthesis as a strong base or as a lithiation reagent.

n-Hexyllithium has similar chemical properties to n-butyllithium (BuLi). Its main advantage over BuLi, particularly in industrial use, is the production of liquid n-hexane as a byproduct rather than gaseous (and highly flammable) butane.[2] It is commercially available as a solution in mixed hexanes, usually at a concentration of about 2 M for laboratory use or 33% for industrial use.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Within the European Union, the following additional hazard statement (EUH014) must also be displayed on labelling: Reacts violently with water.

References

  1. Index no. 003-002-00-X of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 340.
  2. Main-Group Metal Organometallics in Organic Synthesis; Abel, Edward W.; Stone, F. Gordon A.; Wilkinson, Geoffrey, Eds.; Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II; Elsevier, 1995; Vol. 11, p 3. ISBN 0080423183.