sec-butyllithium
'''sec-Butyllithium' is an organometallic compound with the formula CH3CHLiCH2CH3, abbreviated sec-BuLi or s-BuLi. This chiral organolithium reagent is used as a source of sec''-butyl carbanion in organic synthesis.
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'''sec-Butyllithium' is an organometallic compound with the formula CH3CHLiCH2CH3, abbreviated sec-BuLi or s-BuLi. This chiral organolithium reagent is used as a source of sec-butyl carbanion in organic synthesis.
==Synthesis== sec-BuLi can be prepared by the reaction of sec-butyl halides with lithium metal: