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IUPAC name
1-Lithium-1-propyne
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Other names
1-Propyn-1-yllithium
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.022.604 |
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Properties | |
C3H3Li | |
Molar mass | 46.00 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Whitish powder |
Decomposition | |
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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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Propynyllithium is an
organolithium compound with the chemical formula LiC
2CH
3. It is a white solid that is soluble in
1,2-dimethoxyethane, and
tetrahydrofuran. To preclude its degradation by oxygen and water, propynyllithium and its solutions are handled under inert gas (
argon or
nitrogen).
[1] Although commonly depicted as a monomer,
propynyllithium adopts a more complicated cluster structure as seen for many other organolithium compounds.
Various preparations of propynyllithium are known, but the most expeditious route starts with 1-bromopropene: [2] [3]
It can be prepared by passing propyne gas through a solution of n-butyllithium [4] or by direct metallization of propyne with lithium in liquid ammonia or other solvent. Propyne, however, is an expensive gas, and, therefore, it is sometimes replaced by less expensive gas mixtures used for welding and containing a small percentage of propyne.
Propynyllithium is used in the organic synthesis as a reactant. [2] [4] It is a nucleophile that adds to aldehydes to give secondary alcohols, with ketones to give tertiary alcohols, and with acid chlorides to give ketones containing the propynyl group. These reactions are used in the synthesis of complex natural and synthetic substances such as the drug mifepristone. [5]
Names | |
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IUPAC name
1-Lithium-1-propyne
| |
Other names
1-Propyn-1-yllithium
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
|
|
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.022.604 |
EC Number |
|
PubChem
CID
|
|
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
|
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C3H3Li | |
Molar mass | 46.00 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Whitish powder |
Decomposition | |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling: | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Propynyllithium is an
organolithium compound with the chemical formula LiC
2CH
3. It is a white solid that is soluble in
1,2-dimethoxyethane, and
tetrahydrofuran. To preclude its degradation by oxygen and water, propynyllithium and its solutions are handled under inert gas (
argon or
nitrogen).
[1] Although commonly depicted as a monomer,
propynyllithium adopts a more complicated cluster structure as seen for many other organolithium compounds.
Various preparations of propynyllithium are known, but the most expeditious route starts with 1-bromopropene: [2] [3]
It can be prepared by passing propyne gas through a solution of n-butyllithium [4] or by direct metallization of propyne with lithium in liquid ammonia or other solvent. Propyne, however, is an expensive gas, and, therefore, it is sometimes replaced by less expensive gas mixtures used for welding and containing a small percentage of propyne.
Propynyllithium is used in the organic synthesis as a reactant. [2] [4] It is a nucleophile that adds to aldehydes to give secondary alcohols, with ketones to give tertiary alcohols, and with acid chlorides to give ketones containing the propynyl group. These reactions are used in the synthesis of complex natural and synthetic substances such as the drug mifepristone. [5]