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tert-Butyllithium
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<p><i>tert</i>-Butyllithium is a <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> (CH3)3CLi. As an <a href="/facts/Organolithium_compound/xgYnjhP3">organolithium compound</a>, it has applications in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/aprl6Iq7">organic synthesis</a> since it is a strong <a href="/facts/Base_(chemistry)/M9wA7qeM">base</a>, capable of <a href="/facts/Deprotonation/SmUSh369">deprotonating</a> many carbon molecules, including <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a>. <i>tert</i>-Butyllithium is available commercially as solutions in hydrocarbons (such as pentane); it is not usually prepared in the laboratory. </p>