Weird science/mad science

[Magic Poriferan]

Incomplete list of toxic deadly thing I have (arguably improperly) handled over the years .

So what was the tert-Butyllithium actually being used for?

 

[Galena]

You did it! But small correction made.

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DMAP - causes seizures similar to this.
Lead Tetraacetate - Extremely toxic soluble form of lead, much more harmful than lead itself.
tert-Butyl Lithium - Comically extremely flamable that combusts aggressively upon millisecond exposure to air.
Osmium Tetraoxide - Exhuberently toxic vapors at low ppm exposure.
Potassium Cyanide - Deadly, obviously.
Sodium Azide - Similar to, and interestingly, far more deadly/dangerous than cyanide.
Hydrogen Cyanide (generated) - Also deadly.
Ozone - More dangerous than you think.
Dioxin - Much less toxic than the notorious ones, but still bad.
Dicobalt Octacarbonyl - Extremely toxic form of cobalt. Released vapors.
Thionyl Chloride - Corrosive, toxic, decomposes to toxic vapors, explodes if handled improperly.
Carbon Monoxide - Deadly, obviously.
Hydrazine - Extremely toxic, explosive. Also Rocket fuel.
Coronene - Highly carcinogenic.
Benzene - Notorious carcinogen.
Perchloric Acid - Acid with explosion hazards.
Chlorosulfonic Acid - Think sulfuric acid times 1000 + plus explosion hazard.
Manganese Heptoxide - Comically explosive.
Phenol - Shockingly toxic, also old school hospital disinfectent.

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You did it! But small correction made.

Omg this is one of the best posts I have ever seen! <3

I am so saving this.

So what was the tert-Butyllithium actually being used for?

My memory is a little fuzzy because it's not a reagent I used often. I am pretty sure the overwhelming majority of the cases were to attempt to do a lithium-halogen exchange on a C-Br bond.