Posts Tagged ‘cyclohexane solutions’

The mysterious (aromatic) structure of n-Butyl lithium.

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

n-Butyl lithium is hexameric in the solid state[1] and in cyclohexane solutions. Why? Here I try to find out some of its secrets.

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References

  1. T. Kottke, and D. Stalke, "Structures of Classical Reagents in Chemical Synthesis: (nBuLi)6, (tBuLi)4, and the Metastable (tBuLi · Et2O)2", Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, vol. 32, pp. 580-582, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.199305801