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Sigma-Aldrich

Lithium aluminum hydride

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powder, reagent grade, 95%

Synonym(s):
LAH, Lithium alanate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate
Linear Formula:
LiAlH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
37.95
Número EC:
Número MDL:
ID de substância PubChem:
NACRES:
NA.22

grau

reagent grade

Nível de qualidade

teor

95%

forma

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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pf

125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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SMILES string

[Li].[AlH3]

InChI

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

InChI key

OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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95%

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>99.95%

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powder

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powder

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125 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

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reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

-

Descrição geral

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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Aplicação

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).

Pictogramas

FlameCorrosion

Palavra indicadora

Danger

Frases de perigo

Classificações de perigo

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

Código de classe de armazenamento

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

WGK

WGK 1

Ponto de fulgor (ºF)

Not applicable

Ponto de fulgor (ºC)

Not applicable

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