Neopentyllithium
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| IUPAC name
Neopentyllithium
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylpropyllithium | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.212.899 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H11Li | |
| Molar mass | 78.08 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 145.71 °C (294.28 °F; 418.86 K) |
| Boiling point | 389.39 °C (732.90 °F; 662.54 K) |
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| Solubility | Hydrocarbons, THF, ether |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Neopentyllithium is an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C5H11Li. Commercially available, it is a strong, non-nucleophilic base sometimes encountered in organometallic chemistry.
Further reading
- Fraenkel, Gideon; Chow, Albert; Winchester, William R. (1990). "Structure and dynamic behavior of solvated neopentyllithium monomers, dimers, and tetramers: proton, carbon-13 and lithium-6 NMR". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112 (17): 6190–6198. Bibcode:1990JAChS.112.6190F. doi:10.1021/ja00173a005.

