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sec-Butyllithium

sec-Butyllithium structure

sec-Butyllithium 

structure
  • CAS No:

    598-30-1

  • Formula:

    C4H9Li

  • Chemical Name:

    sec-Butyllithium

  • Synonyms:

    Lithium,(1-methylpropyl)-;Lithium,sec-butyl-;(1-Methylpropyl)lithium;sec-Butyllithium;2-Butyllithium;s-Butyllithium;72993-42-1

  • Categories:

    Organic Chemistry  >  Organometallic Compounds

Description

sec-Butyllithium is a colorless crystalline solid or clear yellowish solution. It is more reactive than n-butyllithium. Its solutions are unstable and decompose about 10 to 15 times as fast as n-butyllithium under the same conditions.


Liquid

sec-Butyllithium Basic Attributes

64.06

64.08640

3587206

209-927-7

5YV3GII1TB

29319090

Characteristics

0

1.75410

Clear colorless Liquid

0.783 g/cm3 @ Temp: 25 °C

1 °F

2-8°C

Safety Information

I

4.3

UN 3394 4.2/PG 1

2

11-15-17-34-50/53-65-67-66-51/53-14/15

26-36/37/39-43-45-60-61-62-33-16

F,C,N

P210-P222-P223-P231 + P232-P370 + P378-P422

H225-H250-H260-H304-H314-H336-H410

|Danger|H250 (100%): Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air [Danger Pyrophoric liquids; Pyrophoric solids]|P210, P222, P223, P231+P232, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P334, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P422, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 73 companies from 4 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

sec-Butyllithium Use and Manufacturing

Uses

The sec-butyl lithium solution is widely used in the organic reaction catalysis of pharmaceutical intermediates, liquid crystal monomers, pesticides and rubber synthesis.


Intermediates

Plastic material and resin manufacturing|Lithium, (1-methylpropyl)-: ACTIVE

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:64.1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:64.08642872
Monoisotopic Mass:64.08642872
Heavy Atom Count:5
Complexity:7.6
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:2
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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