Category
Chemical Primary Standard
CAS Number
4111-54-0
Molecular Formula
C6H14LiN
Molecular Weight
107.13 g/mol
Synonym

2-Propanamine, N-(1-methylethyl)-, lithium salt;  Diisopropylamine, lithium salt; Lithium, (diisopropylamino); (Diisopropylamino)lithium;  Lithiodiisopropylamine

Keywords
Miscellaneous compounds
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Lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) is a strong, non-nucleophilic base widely used in organic chemistry. It is commonly employed to deprotonate weakly acidic compounds, generate enolates, and facilitate various carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions under anhydrous conditions.