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Potassium hydride
in paraffin
Synonym(s):
Potassium monohydride
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Linear Formula:
KH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.11
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-704-8
MDL number:
Product Name
Potassium hydride, in paraffin
InChI key
NTTOTNSKUYCDAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/K.H
SMILES string
[K]
form
solid
reaction suitability
reagent type: reductant
Quality Level
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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.
General description
Melting point of paraffin used to prepare mixture is ~55-65 °C
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.
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1
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Storage Class
4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
wgk
WGK 3
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Potassium hydride in paraffin: a useful base for Williamson ether synthesis
Huang H, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 51(27), 3545-3546 (2010)
Synthesis of heterobifunctional polyethylene glycols: Polymerization from functional initiators
Vojkovsky T, et al.
Polymer, 105(27), 72-78 (2016)
Potassium Hydride
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Second Edition (2007)
Potassium hydride in paraffin: A useful base for organic synthesis.
Taber DF and Nelson CG
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 71(23), 8973-8974 (2006)
Mayumi Tada et al.
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