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.

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DBU is used in organic synthesis as a catalyst, a complexing ligand, and a non-nucleophilic base. It is used as a protecting agent for the synthesis of cephalosporin and as a catalyst for polyurethane.

RefChem:73734 1,8-DBU 229-713-7 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10-Octahydropyrimido [1,2-a]azepine DBU 1,8-diazabicyclo [5,4,0]undec-7-ene 1,8-Diazabicyclo [5.4.0]-7-undecene 2H,3H,4H,6H,7H,8H,9H,10H-pyrimido [1,2-a]azepine MFCD00006930 1,8-diazabicyclo (5,4,0)undec-7-ene 1,8-diazabicyclo [5,4,0]-undec-7-ene CHEMBL1489129 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-en

General Information: Structure: CAS Number: 6674-22-2 Molecular Weight: 152.24 g/mol Appearance: Colorless to light yellow liquid Density: 1.018 g/mL at 25 C DBU is considered to be a non-nucleophilic base. DBU can serve as a base, catalyst, or complexing ligand in a wide variety of reactions.

DBU is a strong, non-nucleophilic base widely used in organic synthesis for elimination reactions and catalysis without unwanted side reactions.

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DBU is a versatile and valuable reagent in organic chemistry. Its unique combination of basicity, steric hindrance, and solubility makes it suitable for a wide range of synthetic transformations.

Diazabicycloundecene (DBU) is a strong amidinebase. Serving as a proton scavenger DBU is mainly applied as a non-nucleophilic base in the synthesis of many active pharmaceutical ingredients.

DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene) is a bicyclic sterically hindered amidine with strong basicity, which possesses multiple properties such as nucleophilicity and coordination ability.