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Lithium borohydride

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≥95.0%

Synonym(s):

Lithium boron hydride, Lithium hydroborate

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Linear Formula:
LiBH4
CAS Number:
16949-15-8
Molecular Weight:
21.78
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57651885
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
EC Number:
241-021-7
MDL number:
MFCD00011088
Assay:
≥95.0%
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

100

assay

≥95.0%

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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mp

275 °C (dec.)

density

0.666 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Enabling

SMILES string

[Li+].[BH4-]

InChI

1S/BH4.Li/h1H4;/q-1;+1

InChI key

UUKMSDRCXNLYOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which belong to one of the four categories of greener alternatives. Lithium borohydride solution is a promising material in greener energy technologies, particularly for hydrogen storage. With a high theoretical hydrogen capacity, it enables compact and efficient energy storage systems that support clean hydrogen-powered applications Click here for more information.

Application

Lithium borohydride is a general reducing agent commonly used to reduce aldehydes, ketones esters, lactones, and epoxides. It catalyzes hydroboration of alkenes. It is also used in the preparation of other borohydrides such as aluminum borohydride.

Other Notes

Review; Smooth reduction of esters; Reduction of acids and other functional groups with LiBH4/Me3SiCl

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Danger

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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

supp_hazards

EUH014

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react. 1

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H.C. Brown et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 47, 1604-1604 (1982)
Lithium borohydride-catalyzed selective reduction of the carbonyl group of conjugated and unconjugated alkenones with borane in tetrahydrofuran.
Arase, Akira et al.
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 51(7), 855-856 (1994)
Mixed solvents containing methanol as useful reaction media for unique chemoselective reductions within lithium borohydride.
Soai, Kenso and Ookawa, Atsuhiro
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51(21), 4000-4005 (1986)
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62460-5G-F04061832707914
62460-25G-F04061832707891