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Lithium aluminum hydride

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hydrogen-storage grade

Synonym(s):

LAH, Lithium alanate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate

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Linear Formula:
LiAlH4
CAS Number:
16853-85-3
Molecular Weight:
37.95
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
329761015
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
EC Number:
240-877-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011075
Assay:
>99.95%
Form:
pellets
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grade

hydrogen-storage grade

Quality Level

100

assay

>99.95%

form

pellets

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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mp

125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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, Enabling

SMILES string

[Li].[AlH3]

InChI

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

InChI key

OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Application

Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) is majorly used in 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).

Analysis Note

Hydrogen content, XRD plots and metal purity data are available upon request.

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pictograms

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GHS02,GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

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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SHBM7529
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SHBJ3826
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Articles

Mechanochemical Effect of Severe Plastic Deformations: Metal Alloys, Hydrides and Molecular Solids

Mechanochemical Effect of Severe Plastic Deformations: Metal Alloys, Hydrides and Molecular Solids

Lithium aluminum hydride as reducing agent for chemically reduced graphene oxides
Ambrosi A, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 24(12), 2292-2298 (2012)
Reversible hydrogen storage via titanium-catalyzed LiAlH4 and Li3AlH6
Chen J, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105(45), 11214-11220 (2001)
A first-principles study of the electronic structure and stability of a lithium aluminum hydride for hydrogen storage
Song Y, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(13), 6906-6910 (2006)
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SKUGTIN
686034-10G04061833600085