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Barium tert-butoxide

85%

Synonym(s):

Barium di-t-butoxide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H18BaO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
283.55
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

85%

form

powder

mp

>200 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)O[Ba]OC(C)(C)C

InChI

1S/2C4H9O.Ba/c2*1-4(2,3)5;/h2*1-3H3;/q2*-1;+2

InChI key

SLPLCLDJTNLWPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Barium tert-butoxide is a Brønsted base catalyst that can be used as a precursor of various barium catalysts like barium aryloxide. It can also be used in the preparation of barium diphenylmethanide, applicable in the organometallic chemistry.

Application

Barium tert-butoxide can be used:
  • As a catalyst along with various phenolic ligands in the aldol reactions of amides with aldehydes and ketones.
  • To prepare yttrium and copper metal complexes by reacting with Y(thd)3 and Cu(thd)2, where “thd” is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione.
  • As an initiator along with an alkyl lithium in the butadiene copolymerization reaction.
  • In the iridium catalyzed allylic alkylation of non-stabilized enolates.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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