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Organic superbases are mostly charge neutral, nitrogen containing species where nitrogen act as a
proton acceptor these include the phosphophazenes, phosphanes, amidines and guanidines.
Organometallic superbases are organometallic compounds of electropositive metals are superbases, but
they are generally strong nucleophiles. Examples include organolithium and organomagnesium (Grinard
reagent) compounds. Organometallic superbase has a reactive metal exchanged for a hydrogen on an
heteroatom such as oxygen (unstabilized alkoxides) or nitrogen (metal amides such as lithium
disopropylamide.
Inorganic superbase are typically salt-like compounds with small highly charged anions. Example, lithium
hydride, potassium hydride, and sodium hydride. Such species are insoluble, but the surfaces of these
materials are highly reactive and slurries are useful in synthesis.