What is Lithium diisopropylamide?
'''Lithium diisopropylamide''' is a [[chemical compound]]. Its [[chemical formula]] is [(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CH]<sub>2</sub>NLi. It is used as a strong [[Base (chemistry)|base]]. It is a colorless [[solid]]. It was first made by Hamell and Levine in 1950.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hamell|first1=Matthew|last2=Levine|first2=Robert|title=Condensations Effected by the Alkali Amides. Iv. The Reactions of Esters with Lithium Amide and Certain Substituted Lithium Amides1|date=January 1950|url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo01147a026|journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry|language=en|volume=15|issue=1|pages=162–168|doi=10.1021/jo01147a026|issn=0022-3263}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Lithium compounds]]