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Usage

Uses

Used in Coatings and Inks Industry:
LITHIUM 2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOLATE is used as a drying agent for enhancing the drying process and improving the quality of coatings and inks.
Used in Polymerization Reactions:
LITHIUM 2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOLATE is used as a catalyst to promote the formation of cross-linked polymers, contributing to the creation of durable and resilient materials.
Used in Lithium-Ion Batteries:
LITHIUM 2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOLATE is studied for its potential use in improving the performance and stability of lithium-ion battery cells, although it requires careful handling due to its hazardous nature.

Upstream product

• 104-76-7 2-Ethylhexyl alcohol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Untangling the Complexity of Mixed Lithium/Magnesium Alkyl/Alkoxy Combinations Utilised in Bromine/Magnesium Exchange Reactions

While it is known that the addition of Group 1 alkoxides to s-block organometallics can have an activating effect on reactivity, the exact nature of this effect is not that well understood. Here we describe the activation of sBu2Mg towards substituted bromoarenes by adding one equivalent of LiOR (R=2-ethylhexyl), where unusually both sBu groups can undergo efficient Br/Mg exchange. Depending on the substitution pattern on the bromoarene two different types of organometallic intermediates have been isolated, either a mixed aryl/alkoxide [{LiMg(2-FG-C6H4)2(OR)}2] (FG=OMe; NMe2) or a homoaryl [(THF)4Li2Mg(4-FG-C6H4)4] (FG=OMe, F). Detailed NMR spectroscopic studies have revealed that these exchange reactions and the formation of their intermediates are controlled by a new type of bimetallic Schlenk-type equilibrium between heteroleptic [LiMgsBu2(OR)], alkyl rich [Li2MgsBu4] and Mg(OR)2, with [Li2MgsBu4] being the active species performing the Br/Mg exchange process.