Lithium diisopropylamide

Lithium diisopropylamide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is [(CH₃)₂CH]₂NLi. It is used as a strong base. It is a colorless solid. It was first made by Hamell and Levine in 1950.^[1]

Lithium Diisopropylamide Media

LDA dimer with THF coordinated to Li centers.
Deprotonation using LDA doi 10.15227/orgsyn.087.0137

References

↑ Hamell, Matthew; Levine, Robert (January 1950). "Condensations Effected by the Alkali Amides. Iv. The Reactions of Esters with Lithium Amide and Certain Substituted Lithium Amides1". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15 (1): 162–168. doi:10.1021/jo01147a026. ISSN 0022-3263.

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[1] Hamell, Matthew; Levine, Robert (January 1950). "Condensations Effected by the Alkali Amides. Iv. The Reactions of Esters with Lithium Amide and Certain Substituted Lithium Amides1". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15 (1): 162–168. doi:10.1021/jo01147a026. ISSN 0022-3263.

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