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Trisyl lithium, lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)methanide
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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editTris(trimethylsilyl)methyllithium is a reagent used to introduce the extremely bulky tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl (trisyl) ligand or functional group on to compounds/molecules.
Structure
editThe crystal stucture of the tetrahydrofuran adduct consists of [Li(thf)4]+ cations and [Li{C(SiMe3)3}2]– anions.[1]
Synthesis/Preparation
editTris(trimethylsilyl)methyllithium can be prepared by the lithiation of tris(trimethylsilyl)methane by methyllithium in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and diethyl ether.[2]
Reactions
editReferences
edit- ^ Eaborn, Colin; Hitchcock, Peter B.; Smith, J. David; Sullivan, Alice C. (1983-01-01). "Crystal structure of the tetrahydrofuran adduct of tris(trimethylsilyl)-methyl-lithium, [Li(thf)4][Li{C(SiMe3)3}2], an ate derivative of lithium". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 0 (15). doi:10.1039/c39830000827. ISSN 0022-4936.
- ^ Sakurai, Hideki (2001). Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/047084289x.rt417. ISBN 9780470842898.