Hexamethylphosphoramide (source code)

= Hexamethylphosphoramide
{title2=$\mathrm{OP(NMe_2)_3}$}

= HMPA
{c}
{synonym}

<Hexamethylphosphoramide> has a strongly donating phosphoryl <oxygen> that coordinates <lithium>. It changes <ion pair>[ion pairing] and aggregate structures, often increasing the reactivity of anionic <oxygen> donors. It does not universally produce free monomeric anions.