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62420

Lithium aluminum hydride

≥97.0% (gas-volumetric)

Synonym(s):

LAH, Lithium alanate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate

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Linear Formula:
LiAlH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
37.95
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
EC Number:
240-877-9
MDL number:
Assay:
≥97.0% (gas-volumetric)
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

assay

≥97.0% (gas-volumetric)

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

mp

125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[Li].[AlH3]

InChI

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

InChI key

OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a powerful reducing agent used in organic synthesis to reduce esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, epoxides, and ketones into the corresponding alcohols. It also converts amide, nitro, nitrile, imine, oxime, and azide compounds into amines.

Application

Reactant involved in:
  • Dehydrogenation studied with various catalysts
  • Regeneration of methoxysilanes via reduction
  • Transition metal electrophilic hydrogen activation via heterolytic cleavage
  • Formation of nickel hydrogenation catalysts
  • Hydrogen sorption
  • Electrodeposition of Al on W-Cu substrates

Packaging

packed in plastic bag, which is soluble at 45-60°C in hydrocarbons, THF and dioxane


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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

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Hazard Classifications

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

Regulatory Information

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J. W. Runyon, et al.,
Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64, 1165-1172 (2011)
Lithium Aluminum Hydride
Paquette LA, et al.
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Second Edition (2001)
Q. Chen, et al.,
Surface and Coating Tech., 205, 4418-4424 (2011)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
62420-10G-F04061833483299
62420-50G-F04061832707877
62420-250G-F04061833399293