N-Butylsodium

n-Butylsodium
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Butylsodium
	Other names 1-Sodiobutane
Identifiers
CAS Number	3525-44-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	11351318 ;
PubChem CID	101040259;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H9.Na/c1-3-4-2;/h1,3-4H2,2H3; Key: IRDQNLLVRXMERV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCC[CH2].[Na];
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H9Na
Molar mass	80.106 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Related compounds
Related compounds	n-Butylpotassium n-Butyllithium
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

n-Butylsodium CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Na is an organometallic compound with the idealized formula NaC₄H₉. Like other simple organosodium compounds, it is polymeric and highly basic.^[2] In contrast to n-butyllithium, n-butylsodium is only of specialized academic interest.

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