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Sigma-Aldrich

Potassium tert-butoxide

≥97.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

Potassium tert-butylate, Potassium t-butoxide

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COK
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
112.21
Beilstein:
3556712
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352000
PubChem Substance ID:

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 220 °C)

Assay

≥97.0% (T)

form

solid

impurities

≤2% K2(CO)3 and KOH

mp

256-258 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].CC(C)(C)[O-]

InChI

1S/C4H9O.K/c1-4(2,3)5;/h1-3H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

LPNYRYFBWFDTMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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FlameCorrosion

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Eiji Tayama et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 6(20), 3673-3680 (2008-10-10)
The Stevens rearrangement of N-allylic alpha-aryl amino acid-derived ammonium salts and the Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement of N-benzylic alpha-alkyl amino acid-derived ammonium salts are shown to proceed with remarkably high levels of diastereoselectivity. The methods presented in this work provide new routes
Yong Guo et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 7(8), 1716-1722 (2009-04-04)
Alpha-fluoro-alpha-aryl-ketones were synthesized by the Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl bromides with either alpha-fluoroketones or their corresponding silyl enol ethers. The direct arylation with an alpha-fluoroketone requires a strong base, such as potassium tert-butoxide, and under these conditions the presence of
Astrid Beyer et al.
Organic letters, 14(15), 3948-3951 (2012-07-17)
Potassium tert-butoxide-mediated intramolecular α-arylations of fluoro- and chloro-substituted anilides provide oxindoles in DMF at 80 °C. In this manner, diversely substituted products have been obtained in moderate to high yields.
Brian C Anderson et al.
Biomaterials, 23(22), 4345-4352 (2002-09-11)
Several homopolymers and copolymers of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEM) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMEM) were synthesized using anionic polymerization initiated by potassium t-butoxide. The polymers were characterized by average molecular weight, polydispersity and monomeric unit composition. A very narrow
Wen-Sen He et al.
Bioresource technology, 114, 1-5 (2012-04-03)
The effects of solvents with different log P values, and of lipases on the synthesis of water-soluble plant stanol derivatives were investigated. Results showed that conversion in solvents with log P<0.37 was mainly controlled by the hydrophobicity of the solvent

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