Chemistry:1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene

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Short description: Chemical compound
1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DBU.svg
DBU molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10-Octahydropyrimido[1,2-a]azepine
Other names
DBU, Diazabicycloundecene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 229-713-7
UNII
Properties
C9H16N2
Molar mass 152.241 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.018 g/mL liquid
Melting point −70 °C (−94 °F; 203 K)
Boiling point 261 °C (502 °F; 534 K) (1 atm),
80 to 83 °C (0.6 mmHg)
ethers, alcohols
Acidity (pKa) 13.5±1.5[1] (pKa of conjugate acid in water); 24.34[2] (pKa of conjugate acid in acetonitrile)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H301, H302, H312, H314, H412
P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+310, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501
Flash point 119.9 °C (247.8 °F; 393.0 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, or more commonly DBU, is a chemical compound and belongs to the class of amidine compounds. It is used in organic synthesis as a catalyst, a complexing ligand, and a non-nucleophilic base.[3]

Occurrence

Although all commercially available DBU is produced synthetically, it may also be isolated from the sea sponge Niphates digitalis.[4] The biosynthesis of DBU has been proposed to begin with adipaldehyde and 1,3-diaminopropane.

Proposed pathway for the biosynthesis of DBU in sponges.[4]

Uses

As a reagent in organic chemistry, DBU is used as a catalyst, a ligand, and a non-nucleophilic base. It is also used as a curing agent for epoxy resins and polyurethane.

It is used in the separation of fullerenes in conjunction with trimethylbenzene. It reacts with C70 and higher fullerenes, but not with C60.

It is useful for dehydrohalogenations.[5]

See also

References

  1. Kaupmees, K.; Trummal, A.; Leito, I. (2014). "Basicities of Strong Bases in Water: A Computational Study". Croat. Chem. Acta 87 (4): 385–395. doi:10.5562/cca2472. 
  2. Kaljurand, I.; Kütt, A.; Sooväli, L.; Rodima, T.; Mäemets, V.; Leito, I.; Koppel, I. A. (2005). "Extension of the Self-Consistent Spectrophotometric Basicity Scale in Acetonitrile to a Full Span of 28 pKa Units: Unification of Different Basicity Scales". J. Org. Chem. 70 (3): 1019–1028. doi:10.1021/jo048252w. PMID 15675863. 
  3. Ghosh, Nandita (2004). "DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene) - A Nucleophillic Base". Synlett (3): 574–575. doi:10.1055/s-2004-815436. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 E. L. Regalado; Judith Mendiola; Abilio Laguna; Clara Nogueiras; Olivier P Thomas (2010). "Polar alkaloids from the Caribbean marine sponge Niphates digitalis". Nat. Prod. Commun. 5 (8): 1187–1190. PMID 20839615. 
  5. Savoca, Ann C.; Urgaonkar, Sameer (2006). "1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rd011.pub2. ISBN 0-471-93623-5.