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Phosphazene base P4-t-Bu solution

~0.8 M in hexane

Synonym(s):

1-tert-Butyl-4,4,4-tris(dimethylamino)-2,2-bis[tris(dimethylamino)-phosphoranylidenamino]-2λ5,4λ5-catenadi(phosphazene)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H63N13P4
CAS Number:
111324-04-0
Molecular Weight:
633.72
Beilstein:
5784423
MDL number:
MFCD00145114
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
57652794
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

concentration

~0.8 M in hexane

density

0.850-0.875 g/mL at 20 °C

SMILES string

CN(C)P(=NP(=NC(C)(C)C)(N=P(N(C)C)(N(C)C)N(C)C)N=P(N(C)C)(N(C)C)N(C)C)(N(C)C)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C22H63N13P4/c1-22(2,3)23-36(24-37(27(4)5,28(6)7)29(8)9,25-38(30(10)11,31(12)13)32(14)15)26-39(33(16)17,34(18)19)35(20)21/h1-21H3

InChI key

NSRBCQCXZAYQHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Phosphazene Bases: a Family of Extremely Strong, Non-Ionic, Non-Charged Nitrogen–Bases

Caution

Product crystallizes out of solution, can be redissolved on heating to 40°C.

Other Notes

Extremely strong, hindered, neutral nitrogen base; it is about 1018 times more basic than DBU [pKa (DMSO) 30.25]. Stable to hydrolysis and unaffected by alkylating agents; Base for enolate formation and stereoselective alkylation

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-14.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-26 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Saurabh Mehta et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 84(9), 5492-5503 (2019-04-16)
Phosphazene superbase P4- t-Bu mediated iodoaminocyclization of 2-(1-alkynyl)benzamides is reported. The reaction works under ambient conditions and instantaneously results in the synthesis of isoindolin-1-ones in 65-97% yields, in a regio- and stereoselective manner. The exclusive formation of products with Z-geometry
A. Solladie-Cavallo et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 43, 415-415 (2002)
H.T. Mamdani, R.C. Hartley
Tetrahedron Letters, 41, 7417-7417 (2000)
George A Kraus et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 19(19), 5539-5542 (2009-09-05)
Dihydroindolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines were synthesized from tetrahydroisoquinolines and alpha-fluoroaldehydes by a novel two-step procedure. These compounds exhibited significant immunosuppressive activity against IL-2, IL-10 and IFN-gamma.
R. Schwesinger et al
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 105, 1420-1420 (1993)

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Phosphazene Bases

Phosphazene base reagents are available as monomeric (P1 and BEMP), dimeric (P2), and tetrameric (P4) bases with different side chains to control their sterical hindrance.

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