When t-butyllithium was first prepared'it was found to yield only reduction product on reaction with hexamethylacetone. The preparation of tri-tbutylcarbinol using t-butyl chloride and sodium2 has been successfully repeated3 but the yields were always poor. We have found that the handling of t-butyllithium at temperatures below-40'not only makes possible the preparation of this organometallic compound in ether with reliably high yields4 but ...
