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Di-n-butylmagnesium solution

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1 M in ether and hexanes

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)3]2Mg
CAS Number:
1191-47-5
Molecular Weight:
138.53
Beilstein:
3535184
MDL number:
MFCD00015225
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329764622
NACRES:
NA.23

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solution

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concentration

1 M in ether and hexanes

density

0.736 g/mL at 25 °C

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Enabling,

SMILES string

CCCC[Mg]CCCC

InChI

1S/2C4H9.Mg/c2*1-3-4-2;/h2*1,3-4H2,2H3;

InChI key

ODHFJIDDBSDWNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Di-n-butylmagnesium solution may be prepared by hydrogenation of magnesium, followed by reacting it with 1-butene.
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Application

Electrochemically inactive [Mg2(μ-Cl)3•6THF][C2H5AlCl3] crystal may be obtained from an electrolyte composed of Di-n-butylmagnesium and ethylaluminum dichloride. Di-n-butylmagnesium may be used in the carbon metallation of α-olefins. A study reports the possible use of the organometallic compound in the intercalation of magnesium and zinc into the layers of TiS2 or WO2Cl2. Interaction of lithium alkoxide with di-n-butylmagnesium was investigated.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014,EUH019

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-22.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-30 °C

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King RB
Organometallic Syntheses null
Multivalent cation intercalation
Bruce PG, et al.
Solid State Ionics, 53-56(1), 351-355 (1992)
Chemical and physical evidence for metal?metal interchange between lithium alkoxides and di-n-butylmagnesium.
Micha Screttas M, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 43(27), 4871-4873 (2002)
Some novelties in olefin carbometallation assisted by alkyl-magnesium and-aluminium derivatives and catalyzed by zirconium and titanium complexes.
Dzhemilev UM and Vostrikova OS
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 285(1), 43-51 (1985)
Hee Soo Kim et al.
Nature communications, 2, 427-427 (2011-08-11)
Magnesium metal is an ideal rechargeable battery anode material because of its high volumetric energy density, high negative reduction potential and natural abundance. Coupling Mg with high capacity, low-cost cathode materials such as electrophilic sulphur is only possible with a

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