What is "diisopropylamine"

n. (context organic compound English) The aliphatic secondary amine ((CH₃)₂CH)₂NH

Diisopropylamine is a secondary amine with the chemical formula (CH)HC-NH-CH(CH). It is best known as its lithium derivative of its conjugate base, lithium diisopropylamide, known as "LDA". LDA is a strong, non-nucleophilic base.

Diisopropylamine can be dried by distillation from potassium hydroxide (KOH) or drying over sodium wire.