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708860

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Potassium hydride

in paraffin

Synonym(s):
Potassium monohydride
Linear Formula:
KH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

SMILES string

[K]

InChI

1S/K.H

Inchi Key

NTTOTNSKUYCDAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Potassium hydride in paraffin

Sigma-Aldrich

708860

Potassium hydride

Calcium hydride powder, 0-2 mm, reagent grade, ≥90% (gas-volumetric)

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213268

Calcium hydride

Sodium hydride 60 % dispersion in mineral oil

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452912

Sodium hydride

Sodium hydride dry, 90%

Sigma-Aldrich

223441

Sodium hydride

form

solid

form

powder

form

powder (moist, paste-like)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

General description

Potassium hydride is a strong base and hydride donor to Lewis acids. It is generally employed in organic reactions like deprotonation, rearrangement, and elimination reactions. It is also used as a reducing agent to reduce hindered boranes and borates to substituted borohydrides.

Application

Potassium hydride in paraffin can be used as a base in:
  • Wittig reaction of various aldehydes with high Z selectivity.
  • Williamson ether synthesis to prepare substituted ethers from alcohols.
  • Polymerization of ethylene oxide to yield polyethylene glycols.

Physical properties

Melting point of paraffin used to prepare mixture is ~55-65 °C

Pictograms

FlameCorrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


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