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Methyllithium solution

1.6 M in diethyl ether

Synonym(s):

Lithium methanide, MeLi

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH3Li
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
21.98
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3587162
Concentration:
1.6 M in diethyl ether
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

form

liquid

composition

halide, ~0.05 M

concentration

1.6 M in diethyl ether

density

0.732 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Li]C

InChI

1S/CH3.Li/h1H3;

InChI key

DVSDBMFJEQPWNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyllithium is an organolithium reagent mainly used for deprotonation and as a source of methyl anion. It is a strong base and a strong nucleophile.

Application

Methyllithium solution (1.6M in diethyl ether) has been used for the asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) of allylic electrophiles in the presence of a chiral copper catalyst. This protocol leads to the C-C bond formation of tertiary and quaternary stereogenic centers with high enantioselectivity. It can also be used for the synthesis of (−)-salsolidine by reacting with 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline in the presence of (−)-sparteine as a chiral ligand.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

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Danger

supp_hazards

Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

1.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-17 °C - closed cup

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react. 1

Regulatory Information

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Enantioselective addition of organolithium reagents to 3, 4-dihydroisoquinoline in the presence of (?)-sparteine as an external ligand. Application for the synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids.
Chrzanowska M
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 12(10), 1435-1440 (2001)
A Simplified Approach with 3D Visuals
Vasishta Bhatt
Essentials of Coordination Chemistry: A Simplified Approach with 3D Visuals, 183-183 (2015)
Kiran Kumar Solingapuram Sai et al.
Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine, 129, 57-61 (2017-08-15)
We automated radiochemical synthesis of 1-[



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