n-Butyllithium

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
109-72-8

[ Name ]:
n-Butyllithium

[Synonym ]:
N-BUTYLLITHIUM (IN HEXANE)
1.6 M N-Butyl lithium
lithium,butane
LITHIUM, BUTYL-
Butyllithium
MFCD00009414
N-BUTYLLTHIUM
N-BUTYL LITHIUM
EINECS 203-698-7
n-Butyllithiu
N-BUTYLLITHIUM, 1.6M SOLN. IN HEXANES
n-Butyllithium
BUTYL LITHIUM

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.68 g/mL at 20 °C

[ Boiling Point ]:
60-80 ºC

[ Melting Point ]:
-95 °C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₉Li

[ Molecular Weight ]:
64.055

[ Flash Point ]:
-21 ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
64.086426

[ LogP ]:
1.75410

[ Water Solubility ]:
vigorous reaction

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS05, GHS07, GHS08, GHS09

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H250-H261-H304-H314-H336-H410

[ Supplemental HS ]:
Reacts violently with water.

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P222-P231 + P232-P261-P273-P422

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
F: Flammable;C: Corrosive;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R14/15;R17;R35;R48/20;R63;R65;R67

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S6-S9-S16-S26-S36/37/39-S45-S61-S62-S6A-S46-S43B-S43-S60-S33-S29

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3399 4.3/PG 1

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ Packaging Group ]:
I

[ Hazard Class ]:
4.3

[ HS Code ]:
2931900090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2931900090

[ Summary ]:
2931900090. other organo-inorganic compounds. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward). MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

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