Barium tert-butoxide
ALDRICH/715468 - 85%
Synonym: Barium di-t-butoxide
CAS Number: 24363-36-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H18BaO2
Molecular Weight: 283.55
MDL Number: MFCD00082644
Linear Formula: C8H18BaO2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 85% |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/2C4H9O.Ba/c2*1-4(2,3)5 |
| InChI key | SLPLCLDJTNLWPW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | >200 °C |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CC(C)(C)O[Ba]OC(C)(C)C |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Barium tert-butoxide can be used: • As a catalyst along with various phenolic ligands in the aldol reactions of amides with aldehydes and ketones. • To prepare yttrium and copper metal complexes by reacting with Y(thd)3 and Cu(thd)2, where “thd” is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptan • As an initiator along with an alkyl lithium in the butadiene copolymerization reaction. • In the iridium catalyzed allylic alkylation of non-stabilized enolates. |
| General description: | Barium tert-butoxide is a Brønsted base catalyst that can be used as a precursor of various barium catalysts like barium aryloxide. It can also be used in the preparation of barium diphenylmethanide, applicable in the organometallic chemistry. |
| Packaging: | 1, 10 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H228 - H314 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 11-14-34-37 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-26-28-36/37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3206 8(4.2) / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 |
| Purity | 85% |
| mp | >200 °C |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352001 |




