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X‐Ray Structural Analysis of a Novel Lithium Hydride/Lithium tert ‐Butoxide Superaggregate: Li 33 H 17 (O t Bu) 16
Author(s) -
Hoffmann Daniele,
Kottke Thomas,
Lagow Richard J.,
Thomas Ruthanne D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980619)37:11<1537::aid-anie1537>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - hydride , lithium hydride , lithium (medication) , chemistry , solubility , butyllithium , crystallography , medicinal chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , ion , medicine , ionic bonding , endocrinology , hydrogen
Extraordinary solubility in hydrocarbons is exhibited by the novel superaggregate Li 33 H 17 (O t Bu) 16 , which crystallizes from photolyzed solutions of lithium tert‐ butoxide and tert ‐butyllithium (ROLi:RLi≥7:3). The structure of the compound (the framework of Li, H, and O atoms without t Bu groups is shown on the right) resembles a disrupted lithium hydride lattice with an inner hydride‐rich core and an outer shell of lipophilic tert ‐butoxide groups.