Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
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Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
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Systematic IUPAC name
Sodiobis(trimethylsilyl)amine
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Other names
Sodium hexamethyldisilazane
Sodium hexamethyldisilazide |
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1070-89-9 | |
Abbreviations | NaHMDS |
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ChemSpider | 21169873 |
EC Number | 213-983-8 |
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PubChem | 2724254 |
UN number | UN 3263 |
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Properties | |
C6H18NNaSi2 | |
Molar mass | 183.37 g/mol |
Appearance | off-white solid |
Density | 0.9 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 171 to 175 °C (340 to 347 °F; 444 to 448 K) |
Boiling point | 170 °C (338 °F; 443 K) 2 mmHg |
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Solubility in other solvents | THF, benzene toluene |
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Triangular pyramidal | |
Vapor pressure | {{{value}}} |
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Other cations
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Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (LiHMDS) Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
Related compounds
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Lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) KH |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is the organosilicon compound with the formula ((CH3)3Si)2NNa. This species, usually called NaHMDS (sodium hexamethyldisilazide), is a strong base used for deprotonation reactions or base catalyzed reaction. Its advantages are that it is commercially available as a solid and it is soluble not only in ethers, such as THF or diethyl ether, but also in aromatic solvents, like benzene and toluene by virtue of the lipophilic TMS groups.[1]
NaHMDS is quickly destroyed by water to form sodium hydroxide and bis(trimethylsilyl)amine.
Structure
Although the N-Na bond is polar covalent as a solid, when dissolved in nonpolar solvents this compound is trimeric, consisting of a central Na3N3 ring.[2]
Applications in synthesis
NaHMDS is used as a base in organic synthesis. Typical reactions:
- To deprotonate ketones and esters to generate enolate derivatives.[3]
- Generate carbenes by dehydrohalogenation of halocarbons. These carbene reagents add to alkenes to give substituted cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes.[4]
- To deprotonation of phosphonium salts, generating Wittig reagents.
NaHMDS is also used as a base to deprotonate other compounds containing weakly acidic O-H, S-H, and N-H bonds. These include cyanohydrins and thiols.[5]
NaHMDS is reagent to convert alkyl halides to amines in a two step process that begins with N-alkylation followed by hydrolysis of the N-Si bonds.
- ((CH3)3Si)2NNa + RBr → ((CH3)3Si)2NR + NaBr
- ((CH3)3Si)2NR + H2O → ((CH3)3Si)2O + RNH2
This method has been extended to aminomethylation via the reagent (CH3)3Si)2NCH2OMe, which contains a displaceable methoxy group.
See also
References
- ↑ Watson, B. T.; Lebel, H. "Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ed: L. Paquette) 2004, J. Wiley & Sons, New York. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rs071m.pub2
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