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'''sec-Butyllithium' is an organometallic compound with the formula CH3CHLiCH2CH3, abbreviated sec-BuLi or s-BuLi. This chiral organolithium reagent is used as a source of sec''-butyl carbanion in organic synthesis.

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Chemical data

Formula
C4H9Li
Molecular weight
64.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
lithium butane
SMILES
[Li+].CC[CH-]C
InChIKey
WGOPGODQLGJZGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Has part
hydrogen
Mass
64.086
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chemical formula
C₄H₉Li
canonical SMILES
[Li+].CC[CH-]C
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Sec-Butyllithium
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  • Synthesis
  • Properties
  • Physical properties
  • Chemical properties
  • Applications
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'''sec-Butyllithium' is an organometallic compound with the formula CH3CHLiCH2CH3, abbreviated sec-BuLi or s-BuLi. This chiral organolithium reagent is used as a source of sec-butyl carbanion in organic synthesis.

==Synthesis== sec-BuLi can be prepared by the reaction of sec-butyl halides with lithium metal:

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