Ethyllithium
Basic information
- CAS
811-49-4- Standard SMILES
[CH2-]C.[Li+]- InChIKey
QBZXOWQOWPHHRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C2H5Li
- Average molar mass
- 36 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 36.05512859
Overview
Ethyllithium is an alkyllithium compound.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Ethyllithium
- IUPAC
- lithium ethane
- English name
- Ethyllithium
- Molecular formula
- C2H5Li
- Molecular weight
- 36
Names & synonyms
EthyllithiumLithium, ethyl-811-49-4Ethyl lithiumEINECS 212-370-2CHEBI:51468RefChem:596786212-370-2lithium;ethaneethyl-lithiumEtLiLiEt
Show more names
1MinBenzeneEthyl IndiumLITHIUM ETHYLlithium ethideEthyllithiuM solutioethyllithium solutionETHYLLITHIUM 1.7M IN DBEETHYLLITHIUM 1M IN BENZENEETHYLLITHIUM ISO 9001：2015 REACH
ethyllithium (ionic)Lithium ethan-1-ideSCHEMBL22970SCHEMBL4344311SCHEMBL4557917BLHLJVCOVBYQQS-UHFFFAOYSA-NQBZXOWQOWPHHRA-UHFFFAOYSA-NDTXSID601001772
Database identifiers
- CAS
811-49-4- PubChem CID
- 79107
- DTXSID
DTXSID601001772- ChEBI
CHEBI:51468- EC Number
- 212-370-2
- Nikkaji
- J542H
Properties
Computed structural properties
- Topological polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 2.8
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 95 ℃ · 95℃
- Density
- 0.862 g/mL · 0.862 g/mL at 25 °C
- Flash point
- 17 °F · −17 °F
- storage temp.
- 2 · 2-8°C
- form
- Plate-like crystals
- color
- Colorless
- BRN
- 3587196 · 3587196
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H5.Li/c1-2;/h1H2,2H3;
- InChIKey
- BLHLJVCOVBYQQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C)[Li]
- UNSPSC Code
- 12352103 · 12352103
- NACRES
- 22 · NA.22
- Symbol(GHS)
- 2 · GHS02,GHS05
- Signal word
- Danger
- Hazard statements
- 250 · H250-H261-H314
- Precautionary statements
- 210 · P210-P222-P231+P232-P233-P280-P223-P260-P264-P370+P378-P301+P330+P331-P303+P361+P353-P363-P304+P340-P310-P305+P351+P338-P402+P404-P405-P501
- Hazard Codes
- F,T,N
Safety & regulation
Safety information is for reference only and does not replace the supplier’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS), applicable regulations, or professional assessment.
GHS classification
GHS Classification
Danger
H250 (100%): Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air [Danger Pyrophoric liquids]
P210, P222, P223, P231, P231+P232, P233, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P335+P334, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 66 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Hazard information
Hazard Classes and CategoriesPyr. Liq. 1 (100%)
Safety data
- F
- 10
- wgk
- 3
- ridadr
- UN 3399 4.3/PG 2
- hs_code
- 29319090
- risk_code
- 45-46-11-36/38-48/23/24/25-65-51/53
- Signal word
- Danger
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS02,GHS05
- hazard_code
- F,T,N
- safety_code
- 53-36/37-45-62-61-26-16
- Hazard statements
- H250-H261-H314
- Precautionary statements
- P210-P222-P231+P232-P233-P280-P223-P260-P264-P370+P378-P301+P330+P331-P303+P361+P353-P363-P304+P340-P310-P305+P351+P338-P402+P404-P405-P501
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesGrignard-type reactions.
UsesEthyllithium is a general organolithium reagent used in the nucleophilic addition reaction to synthesize a variety of intermediates.
Preparation methods
PreparationEthyllithium can be synthesized by reacting bromoethane with metallic lithium in pentane.
Upstream & downstream products
Downstream products
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: Ethyllithium is an alkyllithium compound.
Related reactions
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Compound notes
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