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Trimethylaluminum solution

2.0 M in toluene

Synonym(s):

Trimethylalane

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3Al
CAS Number:
75-24-1
Molecular Weight:
72.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24851857
MDL number:
MFCD00008252
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3587197

Product Name

Trimethylaluminum solution, 2.0 M in toluene

InChI

1S/3CH3.Al/h3*1H3;

SMILES string

C[Al](C)C

InChI key

JLTRXTDYQLMHGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

form

liquid

concentration

2.0 M in toluene

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Trimethylaluminum solution can be used as a reagent in the synthesis of:
  • Polyhydroxylated cyclohexanes by stereoselective rearrangement of unsaturated glycosides.
  • Partially hydrolyzed trimethylaluminum (PHT) catalyst for the polymerization of olefins.
  • Methyl benzene by methylation of anisole derivatives using nickel-1,3-dicyclohexylimidazol-2-ylidene catalyst system.

Used in a recently reported Al-catalyzed oxidation based on Oppenauer chemistry providing excellent yields of aldehydes and ketones. As a (1:1) complex with binol catalyzes the dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols with Novozym 435.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal™ bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.
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Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

EUH014

Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

39.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

4 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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SHBS8085
SHBR2281
STBL1261
STBK2546

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Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of anisole derivatives with trimethylaluminum through the cleavage of carbon-oxygen bonds
Morioka T, et al.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 44(12), 1729-1731 (2015)
Partially hydrolyzed trimethylaluminum (PHT) as heterogeneous cocatalyst for the polymerization of olefins with metallocene complexes
Koppl A, et al.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 80(3), 454-466 (2001)
Christopher R Graves et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(39), 12596-12597 (2006-09-28)
A highly active and selective Al-based catalytic Oppenauer (O) oxidation is reported. Quantitative and selective oxidations of a variety of benzylic, propargylic, allylic, and aliphatic primary and secondary alcohols were achieved using nitrobenzaldehyde derivatives as the oxidant and simple aluminum
Trimethylaluminium promoted rearrangements of unsaturated sugars into cyclohexanes
Jia C, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 15(4), 699-703 (2004)
Lipase/aluminum-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols.
Albrecht Berkessel et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 45(39), 6567-6570 (2006-09-05)
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