Hexyllithium
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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.[1] 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.
References
- ↑ Main-Group Metal Organometallics in Organic Synthesis; Abel, Edward W.; McKillop, Alexander; Stone, F. Gordon A., et al., Eds.; Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II; Elsevier, 1995; Vol. 11, p 3. ISBN 0080423183.
