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butyllithium
butyllithium

Chemical names and formulas

formula | CH_3(CH_2)_3Li Hill formula | C_4H_9Li name | butyllithium IUPAC name | lithium butane alternate names | butyllithiumin hydrocarbon solvents | lithium-1-butanide | lithium butane | N-BuLi | N-butyllithium mass fractions | C (carbon) 75% | H (hydrogen) 14.2% | Li (lithium) 10.8%
formula | CH_3(CH_2)_3Li Hill formula | C_4H_9Li name | butyllithium IUPAC name | lithium butane alternate names | butyllithiumin hydrocarbon solvents | lithium-1-butanide | lithium butane | N-BuLi | N-butyllithium mass fractions | C (carbon) 75% | H (hydrogen) 14.2% | Li (lithium) 10.8%

Structure diagram

Structure diagram
Structure diagram
vertex count | 5 edge count | 3 Schultz index | 38 Wiener index | 10 Hosoya index | 5 Balaban index | 1.975
vertex count | 5 edge count | 3 Schultz index | 38 Wiener index | 10 Hosoya index | 5 Balaban index | 1.975

Basic properties

molar mass | 64.06 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) melting point | -34 °C boiling point | 60 °C density | 0.68 g/cm^3 solubility in water | reacts
molar mass | 64.06 g/mol phase | liquid (at STP) melting point | -34 °C boiling point | 60 °C density | 0.68 g/cm^3 solubility in water | reacts

Units

Liquid properties (at STP)

density | 0.68 g/cm^3
density | 0.68 g/cm^3

Units

Chemical identifiers

CAS number | 109-72-8 Beilstein number | 1209227 PubChem CID number | 61028 PubChem SID number | 24851205 SMILES identifier | [Li+].CCC[CH2-] InChI identifier | InChI=1/C4H9.Li/c1-3-4-2;/h1, 3-4H2, 2H3;/q-1;+1 MDL number | MFCD00009414
CAS number | 109-72-8 Beilstein number | 1209227 PubChem CID number | 61028 PubChem SID number | 24851205 SMILES identifier | [Li+].CCC[CH2-] InChI identifier | InChI=1/C4H9.Li/c1-3-4-2;/h1, 3-4H2, 2H3;/q-1;+1 MDL number | MFCD00009414

NFPA label

NFPA label
NFPA label
NFPA health rating | 3 NFPA fire rating | 4 NFPA reactivity rating | 2
NFPA health rating | 3 NFPA fire rating | 4 NFPA reactivity rating | 2

Safety properties

flash point | -12.22 °C autoignition point | 240 °C lower explosive limit | 1.2% (concentration in air) upper explosive limit | 7.4% (concentration in air)
flash point | -12.22 °C autoignition point | 240 °C lower explosive limit | 1.2% (concentration in air) upper explosive limit | 7.4% (concentration in air)
DOT hazard class | 4.2 DOT numbers | 2445
DOT hazard class | 4.2 DOT numbers | 2445