Vinyllithium
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| C2H3Li | |
| Molar mass | 33.99 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white solid |
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| Main hazards | pyrophoric |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Vinyllithium is an organolithium compound with the formula LiC2H3. A colorless or white solid, it is encountered mainly as a solution in THF. It is a reagent in synthesis of organic compounds.[1]
Preparation and structure
Solutions of vinyllithium are prepared by lithium-halogen exchange reactions. A halide-free route entails reaction of tetravinyltin with butyllithium:
- Sn(CH=CH2)4 + 4 BuLi → SnBu4 + 4 LiCH=CH2
The reaction of ethylene and lithium affords vinyl lithium and lithium hydride, together with other organolithium compounds,[1]
Like most organolithium compounds, vinyllithium crystallizes from THF as a cluster compound with a cubane-like structure.[2]
Reactions
Vinyllithium is used to install vinyl groups on metal-based reagents, being a precursor to vinylsilanes, vinylcuprates, and vinylstannanes.[3] It adds to ketones compounds to give allylic alcohols.
References
- 1 2 Eisenhart, Eric K.; Bessieres, Bernard (2007). "Vinyllithium". e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rv015.pub2..
- ↑ Walter Bauer, Frank Hampel (1992). "X-Ray crystal structure of a vinyllithium–tetrahydrofuran solvate (C2H3Li–thf)4. Quantitative estimation of Li–H distances by 6Li–1H HOESY". J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.: 903–905. doi:10.1039/C39920000903.
- ↑ Bruce H. Lipshutz, Robert Moretti, Robert Crow (1990). "Mixed Higher-order Cyanocuprate-induced Epoxide Openings: 1-benzyloxy-4-penten-2-ol". Org. Synth. 69: 80. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.069.0080.