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N-Butyllithium

Catalog No. N-Butyllithium Name Wikipedia.org
CAS Number 109-72-8 Website http://www.wikipedia.org/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
butyllithium
IUPAC Traditional name
butyllithium
Synonyms
BuLi
1-lithiobutane
NBL

DATABASE IDS

Chemspider ID 10254339
CAS Number 109-72-8
Wikipedia Title N-Butyllithium
PubChem CID 61028
CHEBI ID 51469

PROPERTIES

pKa 50
Apperance colorless liquid
unstable
usually obtained
as solution
Boiling Point decomposes
Density 0.68 g/cm3, solvent defined
Melting Point -76 °C (<273 K)
Solubility Reaction in water
Solubility Diethyl ether, cyclohexane
Main Hazard pyrophoric (inflames in air),
decomposes to corrosive LiOH
NFPA704
NFPA 704 diagram
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