Two new strongly basic systems prepared by activation of n-butyllithium with organopotassium compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(90)85176-Y

Treatment of n-butyllithium with potassium cyclopentadienide or potassium naphthalenide yields a strongly basic system.The activation of n-butyllithium with potassium cyclopentadienide also enhances its reactivity in nucleophilic substitution reactions.