Butyllithium (ca. 15% in Hexane, ca. 1.6mol/L) , 109-72-8

Synonym(s):
n-BuLi;Butyl lithium;Butyllithium solution;Lithium-1-butanide

Update time: 2022-07-08

Melting point:	-95 °C
Boiling point:	80 °C
Density	0.68 g/mL at 20 °C
vapor pressure	163 hPa ( 20 °C)
Flash point:	10 °F
storage temp.	2-8°C
solubility	Miscible with diethyl ether and cyclohexane.
form	liquid
color	yellow
Specific Gravity	0.695
Odor	Odor of the solvent
explosive limit	1.2-7.8% (v/v)
Water Solubility	vigorous reaction
Hydrolytic Sensitivity	8: reacts rapidly with moisture, water, protic solvents
Sensitive	Air & Moisture Sensitive
BRN	1209227
Exposure limits	ACGIH: TWA 50 ppm (Skin) OSHA: TWA 500 ppm(1800 mg/m3) NIOSH: IDLH 1100 ppm; TWA 50 ppm(180 mg/m3)
LogP	1.25-2.31
CAS DataBase Reference	109-72-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference	Butyl lithium(109-72-8)
EPA Substance Registry System	Lithium, butyl- (109-72-8)

n-Butyllithium is a strong nucleophile in the synthetic organic chemistry. It is also used as an initiator in the polymerization process.

Symbol(GHS)	GHS02,GHS05,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H225-H250-H261-H304-H314-H336-H361f-H373-H411-H260-H361d-H410-H252-H318-H332-H401-H361
Precautionary statements	P210-P222-P231+P232-P261-P273-P422-P223-P370+P378-P280-P301+P310-P302+P334-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338-P331-P201-P301+P310a-P405-P422a-P501a-P262
Hazard Codes	F,C,N
Risk Statements	14/15-17-34-48/20-51/53-62-65-67-63-35-11-15-50/53-66
Safety Statements	6-9-16-26-36/37/39-45-61-62-6A-46-43B-43-60-33-29-5
RIDADR	UN 3399 4.3/PG 1
WGK Germany	3
F	3-10
Autoignition Temperature	240°C
TSCA	Yes
HazardClass	4.3
PackingGroup	I
HS Code	29319090
Toxicity	There is little toxicity data available for the butyllithiums; for data on ether and hydrocarbon solvents, see the appropriate LCSSs.
Excepted Quantities	Forbidden