| Product name | Potassium tert-butoxide |
| Cas Number | 865-47-4 |
| purity | 99% |
| Molecular Formula | C4H9KO |
| Melting point | 256-258 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 275°C |
| Molecular Weight | 112.21 |
| MOL File | 865-47-4.mol |
| density | 0.910 g/mL at 20 °C |
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
| Water Solubility | REACTS |
| Water Solubility | Soluble in hexanee, toluenee, diethyl ether and terahydrofuran. |
| Synonyms | BuOk(PotassiuM tert-butoxide);PotassiuM tert-butoxide reagent grade, >=98%;PotassiuM tert-butoxide solution 1.0 M in THF;PotassiuM tert-butoxide subliMed grade, 99.99% trace Metals basis;PotassiuM tert-butoxide, 1.0 M solution in tert-Butanoll , SpcSeal;PotassiuM tert-butoxide, 1.0 M solution in THF, SpcSeal;PotassiuM tert-butoxide, 1.8 M solution in THF, SpcSeal;PotassiuM tert-butyl alcohol |
Use
Potassium tert-butoxide, as a strong alkaline, is widely used in the condensation, rearrangement and ring opening reaction in organic production in the fields of chemical, pharmaceutical and pesticide.
It can also be used:
To synthesize aliphatic and aromatic amides from corresponding esters and amines.
As a base in the intramolecular cyclization of aryl ethers, amines, and amides.
As a catalyst to prepare styrene derivatives from aryl halides and alkenes by Mizoroki-Heck reaction.
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