Lithium dimethylamide
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Surname | Lithium dimethylamide | |||||||||||||||
Molecular formula | (CH 3 ) 2 NLi | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
white solid |
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Molar mass | 51.02 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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solubility |
reacts violently with water |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Lithium dimethylamide is a chemical compound of lithium from the group of amides .
Extraction and presentation
Lithium dimethylamide can be obtained by reacting butyllithium in hexane with dimethylamine .
properties
Lithium dimethylamide is a white solid that reacts violently with water.
use
Lithium dimethylamide is used in the synthesis of some organoimido complexes of transition metals and for other syntheses.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e data sheet Lithium dimethylamide, 95% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on September 2, 2017 ( PDF ).
- ↑ a b c data sheet Lithium dimethylamide, 96% from AlfaAesar, accessed on September 2, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ Inorganic Syntheses . John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 0-470-13287-6 , pp. 53 ( limited preview in Google Book search).