Neopentyllithium
Sign in to saveNeopentyllithium is an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C5H11Li. Commercially available, it is a strong, non-nucleophilic base sometimes encountered in organometallic chemistry.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 78.102079902
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)(C)C[Li]
- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₁Li
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- Neopentyllithium
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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==
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