Potassium tert-Butoxide in Tetrahydrofuran
Potassium tert-Butoxide
Specifications Potassium tert-Butoxide
- Purity: 19% to 21%
Free Alkalinity (KOH + K2CO3) as KOH (%w/w): Max 0.1%
Physical & Chemical Properties
| CAS Number | 865-47-4 |
| Molecular Formula | C4H9KO |
| Molecular Weight | 112.21 g/mol |
| Appearance | Slightly yellow to brown color viscous liquid |
| Boiling Point | 275°C |
| Flash Point | 256°C |
Applications of Potassium tert-Butoxide
- Ready-to-use strong base for eliminations, deprotonations, and metalations.
- Improves process reproducibility and reduces dust/exposure risk vs solid base.
- Convenient metering for continuous/batch processes where consistent molarity matters.
Advantages of Potassium tert-Butoxide
- Ready-to-use strong, non-nucleophilic base in a solvent that dissolves many organics — consistent dosing and reproducibility.
- Avoids handling/dust hazards of the solid base – improves operator safety and ease of scale-up.
- Highly effective for eliminations, deprotonations and base-promoted metalations (e.g., generating enolates).
- Concentrated solutions reduce solvent waste and simplify metering in continuous or batch processes.
Packing:
- SS drum
Shipping Regulation:
| H.S Code | 29051990 |
| Un Number | UN2920 |
| Packing Group | I |