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Diethylzinc
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<p>Diethylzinc, or DEZ, is an <a href="/facts/Organozinc_compound/xpcLJCT4">organozinc compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> Zn(CH2CH3)2. It is highly <a href="/facts/Pyrophoric/1b8Sl2AJ">pyrophoric</a> and reactive, consisting of a <a href="/facts/Zinc/80b1qgk3">zinc</a> center bound to two <a href="/facts/Ethyl_group/ydVhnBwD">ethyl groups</a>. This colourless liquid is an important <a href="/facts/Reagent/c3GLInCu">reagent</a> in <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>. It is available commercially as a solution in <a href="/facts/Hexane/JxPecNPt">hexanes</a>, <a href="/facts/Heptane/jP4XjrBe">heptane</a>, or <a href="/facts/Toluene/Pzdt8dwD">toluene</a>, or as a pure liquid. </p>