Chemical Properties
Colorless to amber solution
Uses
Potassium Hexamethyldisilazide is widely used as a Sterically Hindered Base for Enolate Generation in Selective Formation of Linear Conjugated Dienolates and Alkyl (Z)-3-Alkenoates.
Uses
Potassium Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1M in THF) is used in the preparation of 5-azacytidine, an antineoplastic drug. Also applied in the preparation of β3-AR agonists used in anti-stress formulations. It is also used as a reagent in the preparation of lanthanide complexes employed in selective cyclization reactions.
Uses
Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is a strong base used in the alkylation carbonyl compounds.1
Preparation
Potassium Hexamethyldisilazide is prepared and isolated by the procedure
of Wannagat and Niederpruem. A more convenient in situ
generation from potassium hydride and hexamethyldisilane is
described by Brown.
General Description
This product, 1.0 M in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran aligns with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries", "Use of Renewable Feedstocks" and "Inherently Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention".