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Potassium tert-butoxide, 97%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
Potassium tert-butoxide is used as a strong non-nucleophilic base in organic chemistry. It plays an active role in dehydrohalogenation reactions. It is also useful for greener amidation of esters. It serves as an intermediate in Mizoroki-Heck-type reactions. Furthermore, it is used as an initiator in anionic polymerization of carbazolyl-substituted oxiranes. It catalyzes the reaction of hydrosilanes and heterocyclic compounds to give the silyl derivatives with evolution of hydrogen.
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Potassium tert-butoxide is used as a strong non-nucleophilic base in organic chemistry. It plays an active role in dehydrohalogenation reactions. It is also useful for greener amidation of esters. It serves as an intermediate in Mizoroki-Heck-type reactions. Furthermore, it is used as an initiator in anionic polymerization of carbazolyl-substituted oxiranes. It catalyzes the reaction of hydrosilanes and heterocyclic compounds to give the silyl derivatives with evolution of hydrogen.
Solubility
Soluble in hexane, toluene, diethyl ether and terahydrofuran.
Notes
Air and moisture sensitive. Keep the container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with water, acids, reducing agents, oxygen, alcohols, chlorinated solvents, halogens and ketones.
Specifications
Specifications
| Melting Point | ∼255°C (decomposition) |
| Linear Formula | (CH3)3COK |
| Quantity | 25 g |
| UN Number | UN3206 |
| Beilstein | 3556712 |
| Sensitivity | Air and moisture sensitive |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in hexane,toluene,diethyl ether and terahydrofuran. |
| Formula Weight | 112.22 |
| Percent Purity | 97% |
| Chemical Name or Material | Potassium tert-butoxide |
Safety and Handling
- Potassium tert-butoxide
- Danger
- Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1
- Flammable solid Category 1
- Self-heating substance Category 2
- Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1 A
- H228-Flammable solid.
- H252-Self-heating in large quantities; may catch fire.
- H314-Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- H318-Causes serious eye damage.
- EUH014-Reacts violently with water.
- P210-Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.
- P280-Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
- P301+P330+P331-IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
- P305+P351+P338-IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- P310-Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/.
- MIXTURE LIST-Contains : Potassium tert-butoxide
RUO – Research Use Only