Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Lithium diisopropylamide can be used for the generation of carbanion or enolate anions from carbonyl group-containing compounds.It can also be used as a base in: The direct alkylation and acylation of ketones. The aldol condensation reaction. α-Selenation reaction. The synthesis of α, β- unsaturated carbonyl compounds from carbonyl compounds. The alkylation of acids, esters, amides, and nitriles. The initiation of anionic polymerization.

General description

Lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) is a hindered non-nucleophilic strong base that abstracts hydrogen from active carbon. It can be prepared from diisopropylamine and butyllithium in the presence of tetrahydrofuran.

Packaging

25, 100 g in glass bottle