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Lithium aluminum hydride

powder, reagent grade, 95%

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Synonym(s):

LAH, Lithium alanate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
LiAlH4
CAS Number:
16853-85-3
Molecular Weight:
37.95
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24851941
EC Number:
240-877-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011075
UNSPSC Code:
12352306
eCl@ss:
38100101
Assay:
95%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder
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grade

reagent grade

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assay

95%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

sustainability

Sustainability features

mp

125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

greener alternative category

SMILES string

[Li].[AlH3]

InChI

1S/Al.Li.4H/q-1;+1;;;;

InChI key

OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

This product aligns with one or more of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry Find details here.
Atomic number of base material: 3

Application

Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is an effective reducing agent that can be used in chemical synthesis to reduce esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, epoxides, and ketones into the corresponding alcohols. In addition, amide, nitro, nitrile, imine, oxime, and azide compounds are converted into amines.
LiAlH4 is a promising substance for hydrogen storage applications. Its properties include high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen densities . It can also be used as a reducing agent in the preparation of reduced graphene oxide (rGO).

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Pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Codes

H260,H314

Storage Class

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

Flash Point (°F)

Not applicable

Flash Point (°C)

Not applicable

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - Water-react. 1

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