 Lithium diisopropylamide (source code)

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= Lithium diisopropylamide
{title2=$\mathrm{LiN(iPr)_2}$}

= LDA
{disambiguate=chemistry}
{c}
{synonym}

<Lithium diisopropylamide> is a strong, sterically hindered base used to generate <enolates>. Its low <nucleophilicity> toward many <carbonyl> substrates helps separate <deprotonation> from <carbonyl> addition.

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