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Diisobutylaluminum hydride solution

Diisobutylaluminum hydride solution

1.0 M in THF

Synonym(s):

DIBAL, DIBAL-H

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

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form

liquid

Quality Level

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.

Signal Word

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

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

Regulatory Listings

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PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 3: Spontaneously combustible substances and water- reactive materials
Materials containing Alkyl aluminum
Hazardous rank II
2nd spontaneously combustible materials and water reactive materials

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JAN Code

214981-100ML:4548173116617
214981-VAR:
214981-18L-C:
214981-PZ:
214981-800ML:4548173116631
214981-8L:4548173116648
214981-18L-KL:
214981-18L:4548173116624
214981-20L:
214981-4X25ML:4548173377353
214981-BULK:


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A stereocontrolled synthesis of trans-alkene isosteres of dipeptides.
Spaltenstein A, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 27(19), 2095-2098 (1986)
D J Kopecky et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 65(1), 191-198 (2000-05-18)
An optimized protocol for the DIBALH reductive acetylation of acyclic esters and diesters is described. This reductive acetylation procedure allows a wide variety of esters to be converted into the corresponding alpha-acetoxy ethers in good to excellent yields. It was
J Marco-Contelles et al.
Carbohydrate research, 335(1), 63-70 (2001-09-13)
The reaction of DIBALH with bis(heteroannulated)-pyranosides containing the perhydrofuro[2,3-b]pyran moiety is described. The hydride attack at the anomeric carbon (C-9a) resulted in the exclusive tetrahydrofuran ring opening. The selectivity of this reaction has been evaluated as other benzylidene acetals built
Hidetsura Cho et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75(3), 627-636 (2009-12-31)
A systematic investigation of the reductive ring-expansion reaction of cyclic ketoximes fused to aromatic rings with diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBALH) is described. This reaction regioselectively afforded a variety of five- to eight-membered bicyclic heterocycles or tricyclic heterocycles containing nitrogen neighboring an
Y Kitade et al.
Nucleic acids symposium series, (27)(27), 107-108 (1992-01-01)
Reaction of purine nucleosides, such as 2',3'-isopropylideneinosine (1a) and 2',3'-isopropylideneadenosine (1c), with diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL) in dry tetrahydrofurane resulted in the formation of the corresponding 9-(2',3'-isopropylideneribity)purines (2) in good yields. Oxidation of the ribityl derivatives (2) with NalO4 and subsequent

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