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Lithium aluminum hydride

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powder, reagent grade, 95%

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.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24851941
EC Number:
240-877-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011075
UNSPSC Code:
12352306
Assay:
95%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Segment

200

assay

95%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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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

Atomic number of base material: 3
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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).

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FlameCorrosion
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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