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8453680 
Journal Article 
The Physical Properties and Structure of t-Butyllithium 
Weiner, M; Vogel, G; West, R 
1962 
Yes 
Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN: 0020-1669
EISSN: 1520-510X 
1 
3 
654-658 
English 
t-Butyllithium has been isolated and characterized; it is a colorless crystalline solid, tetrameric over a range of concentrations both in benzene and hexane. The vibrational spectrum of the compound has been studied employing Li6 substitution. From Raman spectral evidence, a tetrahedral structure for the molecules of t-butyllithium is suggested, in which the lithium and α-carbon atoms occupy the vertices of concentric interpenetrating tetrahedra. © 1962, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.