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Lithium aluminum hydride

pellets, reagent grade, 95%

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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:
24859363
EC Number:
240-877-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011075
UNSPSC Code:
12352306
Assay:
95%
Form:
pellets
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reagent grade

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95%

form

pellets

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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size

10 mm × 6 mm

mp

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

General description

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Lithium aluminum anhydride is effective as a selective reducing agent.The anhydride may be prepared by reacting lithium hydride with aluminum chloride. It is soluble in ether and it can reduce carboxyl group to primary alcohol group with great ease. Other organic compounds that can be reduced by lithium aluminum hydride are aldehydes, ketones, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, halides, quinones, nitrogen compounds.

Application

Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) can be used as a promising material for hydrogen storage applications. Its properties include high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen densities.
Lithium aluminum hydride can be used to prepare undec-10-en-1-ol, a key intermediate for the preparation of polythioethers.

Physical form

The product may contain up to 20% powder due to mild abrasion of the pellets during packaging and storage.

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Pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

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Danger

Hazard Codes

H260,H314

Hazard Classifications

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

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

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