Lithium tetramethylpiperidide

Lithium tetramethylpiperidide
Names
IUPAC name
Lithium tetramethylpiperidide
Systematic IUPAC name
1-Lithio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine
Identifiers
38227-87-1 YesY
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ChemSpider 21428984 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.209.926
PubChem 11051814
Properties
C9H18LiN
Molar mass 147.19 g·mol−1
Acidity (pKa) 37
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium tetramethylpiperidide (often abbreviated LiTMP or LTMP) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C9H18LiN. It is used as a non-nucleophilic base, being comparable to LiHMDS in terms of pKa and steric hindrance.

Synthesis

It is synthesised by the deprotonation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine with n-butyllithium at -78 °C. Recent reports show that this reaction can also be performed 0 °C.[1] The compound is stable in a THF/ethylbenzene solvent mixture and commercially available as such.

Structure

Like many lithium reagents it has a tendency to aggregate, forming a tetramer in the solid state.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ amide primer H. J. Reich 2002
  2. ↑ M.F. Lappert, M.J. Slade, A. Singh, J.L. Atwood, R.D. Rogers and R. Shakir (1983). "Structure and reactivity of sterically hindered lithium amides and their diethyl etherates: crystal and molecular structures of [Li{N(SiMe3)2}(OEt2)]2 and tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinatolithium)". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105 (2): 302–304. doi:10.1021/ja00340a031.
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