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Diisobutylaluminum hydride solution

1.0 M in THF

Synonym(s):

DIBAL, DIBAL-H

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)2CHCH2]2AlH
CAS Number:
1191-15-7
Molecular Weight:
142.22
Beilstein:
4123663
MDL number:
MFCD00008928
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
eCl@ss:
38120609
PubChem Substance ID:
24852859
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

concentration

1.0 M in THF

bp

65 °C

density

0.866 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)C[AlH]CC(C)C

InChI

1S/2C4H9.Al.H/c2*1-4(2)3;;/h2*4H,1H2,2-3H3;;

InChI key

AZWXAPCAJCYGIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Diisobutylaluminum hydride solution (1M in THF) is a powerful reducing agent. It can be used in the following reactions:
  • Synthesis of trans-alkene isosteres of protected dipeptides.
  • To generate bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) (Ni(cod)2) in situ, which can catalyze the conjugate addition of ethenyltributyltin to 2-propenal to form tert-butyldimethyl[((E)-1,4pentadienyl)oxy]silane.
  • Reduction of the arylpropiolate esters to give the corresponding propargyl alcohol.

Used in Pd-catalyzed reductive debromination of secondary alkyl bromides. O-Debenzylation and ring opening of perbenzylated furanosides. Convenient in situ generation of HZrCp2Cl from ZrCp2Cl2 and DIBAL-H.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014,EUH019

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

1.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-17 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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STBK5189
STBK1428

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A stereocontrolled synthesis of trans-alkene isosteres of dipeptides.
Spaltenstein A, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 27(19), 2095-2098 (1986)
Thomas Lecourt et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 10(12), 2960-2971 (2004-06-24)
To explain the remarkable regioselective de-O-benzylating properties of diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAL-H) and triisobutylaluminium (TIBAL) towards polybenzylated sugars or cyclodextrins, we propose a plausible mechanistic rationale critically involving the kinetic formation of a product-generating 2:1 Al-benzylated sugar complex. For the reaction
A direct entry to substituted N-methoxyamines from N-methoxyamides via N-oxyiminium ions.
Kenji Shirokane et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(36), 6369-6372 (2010-07-31)
Hideki Ishii et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 3(19), 3471-3472 (2005-09-21)
The lactone rings of ginkgolide A are converted into corresponding tetrahydrofuran moieties via DIBAL-H reduction followed by deoxygenation of the formed lactols with Et3SiH-BF3.Et2O to produce a series of lactone-free ginkgolides.
Nobuo Tanaka et al.
Carbohydrate research, 343(15), 2675-2679 (2008-08-23)
The reductive ring-opening reaction of benzylidene-protected glucosides and mannosides such as methyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-d-glucoside (1) and methyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-d-mannoside (4) by using a toluene stock solution of DIBAL-H and a dichloromethane stock solution of DIBAL-H gives mainly or selectively the corresponding 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl
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