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Potassium tert-butoxide

sublimed grade, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Potassium tert-butylate, Potassium t-butoxide

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COK
CAS Number:
865-47-4
Molecular Weight:
112.21
Beilstein:
3556712
EC Number:
212-740-3
MDL number:
MFCD00012162
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24884165
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

sublimed grade

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 220 °C)

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: potassium

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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General description

Potassium tert-butoxide is a strong alkoxide base, it can deprotonate carbon and other Brφnsted acids. It is a relatively poor nucleophile.
Total impurities: may contain up to 5,000 ppm Sodium

Application

Mizoroki-Heck-Type reactions are mediated by potassium tert-butoxide. potassium tert-butoxide can commence the anionic polymerization of carbazolyl-substituted oxiranes.

Pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228,H252,H314

Hazard Classifications

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

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Anionic polymerization of carbazolyl-substituted oxiranes initiated by potassium alkalide, potassium tert-butoxide and potassium hydride.
Buika G, et al.
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 196(4), 1287-1293 (1995)
Einav Amit et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 26(57), 13046-13052 (2020-04-29)
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as a unique molecular platform for the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on various surfaces. However, active carbene formation requires deprotonation of imidazolium salt precursors, which is mostly facilitated by exposure of the salt to
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
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
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