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Lithium aluminum hydride

powder, reagent grade, 95%

• Synonym(s): LAH, Lithium alanate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate
• Linear Formula: LiAlH₄
• CAS Number: 16853-85-3
• Molecular Weight: 37.95
• EC Number: 240-877-9
• MDL number: MFCD00011075
• PubChem Substance ID: 24851941
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• grade: reagent grade
• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: 95%
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
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• mp: 125 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• greener alternative category: Enabling
• SMILES string: [Li].[AlH3]
• InChI: 1S/Al.Li.4H/q-1;+1;;;;
• InChI key: OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Atomic number of base material: 3

In Europe, packaged and shipped in plastic bags. Bags are soluble at 45-60 °C in hydrocarbons, THF and dioxane.

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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).

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS05
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H260 - H314
• Precautionary Statements: P223 - P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - Water-react 1
• Storage Class Code: 4.3 - Hazardous materials, which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable