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Lithium methoxide solution
~10% in methanol (T, ~2.2 M)
Synonym(s):
Lithium methylate
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Linear Formula:
CH3OLi
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
37.97
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3552389
Concentration:
~10% in methanol (T, ~2.2 M)
Quality Segment
concentration
~10% in methanol (T, ~2.2 M)
density
0.85 g/mL at 20 °C
SMILES string
[Li+].C[O-]
InChI
1S/CH3O.Li/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1
InChI key
JILPJDVXYVTZDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Lithium methoxide solution is a useful reagent in organic synthesis with a range of applications. For example, it is used as a strong base in deprotonation reactions of various acidic functional groups, such as alcohols, phenols, and carboxylic acids. It also acts as a catalyst in esterification reactions. It can catalyze the reaction of carboxylic acids with alcohols to form esters.
Application
Lithium methoxide solution (10% in methanol) can be used as a source of lithium ions in the synthesis of dilithium (2,3-dilithium-oxy)-terephthalate, which is studied for its electrochemical behavior.
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Danger
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 1
target_organs
Eyes,Central nervous system
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Storage Class
4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
53.6 °F
flash_point_c
12 °C
ppe
Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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