1-Chlorobutane - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

1-Chlorobutane is an alkyl halide with the chemical formula C₄H₉Cl. It reacts with lithium

Lithium

Lithium is a soft, silver-white metal that belongs to the alkali metal group of chemical elements. It is represented by the symbol Li, and it has the atomic number 3. Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly...

metal to give n-butyllithium

N-Butyllithium

n-Butyllithium is an organolithium reagent. It is widely used as a polymerization initiator in the production of elastomers such as polybutadiene or styrene-butadiene-styrene...

2 Li + C₄H₉Cl → C₄H₉Li + LiCl

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