Butyl lithium
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Butyllithium may refer to one of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis:
- n-ButyllithiumN-Butyllithiumn-Butyllithium is an organolithium reagent. It is widely used as a polymerization initiator in the production of elastomers such as polybutadiene or styrene-butadiene-styrene...
, abbreviated BuLi or nBuLi - sec-ButyllithiumSec-Butyllithiumsec-Butyllithium is an organometallic compound with the formula CH3CHLiCH2CH3, abbreviated sec-BuLi or s-BuLi. This chiral organolithium reagent is used as a source of sec-butyl carbanion in organic synthesis....
, abbreviated sec-BuLi or sBuLi - tert-ButyllithiumTert-Butyllithiumtert-Butyllithium is a chemical compound with the formula 3CLi. As an organometallic compound, it has applications in organic synthesis since it is a sufficiently strong base to deprotonate many carbon acids, including benzene...
, abbreviated tert-BuLi or tBuLi