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Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (commonly abbreviated as KHMDS Potassium(K) HexaMethylDiSilazide) is the chemical compound with the formula ((CH3)3Si)2NK. It is a strong non-nucleophilic base with an approximate pKa of 26 (compare to lithium diisopropylamide at 36).[citation needed]