Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amideLithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is a lithiated organosilicon compound with the formula LiN(Si(CH3)3)2. It is commonly abbreviated as LiHMDS or Li(HMDS) (lithium hexamethyldisilazide - a reference to its conjugate acid HMDS) and is primarily used as a strong non-nucleophilic base and as a ligand. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, revision 1315875747.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H18LiNSi2, 167.33 g/mol

Melting point

71.5 °C

Boiling point

82 °C

Density

0.86 g/cm³

pKa

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