page_title: Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
hierarchical_section_title: Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
caption_attribution_description: English: ChemDraw of LiN(tms)2 trimer
context_page_description: Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is a lithiated organosilicon compound with the formula LiN(SiMe₃)₂. It is commonly abbreviated as LiHMDS and is primarily used as a strong non-nucleophilic base and as a ligand. Like many lithium reagents, it has a tendency to aggregate and will form a cyclic trimer in the absence of coordinating species.
context_section_description: Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is a lithiated organosilicon compound with the formula LiN(SiMe₃)₂. It is commonly abbreviated as LiHMDS (lithium hexamethyldisilazide - a reference to its conjugate acid HMDS) and is primarily used as a strong non-nucleophilic base and as a ligand. Like many lithium reagents, it has a tendency to aggregate  and will form a cyclic trimer in the absence of coordinating species.
caption: Cyclic trimer
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