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8.45048

Sodium borohydride (fine granular)

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Synonym(s):

Sodium borohydride (fine granular)

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
H4BNa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
37.83
EC Index Number:
241-004-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
MDL number:
Form:
granular
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vapor pressure

<1 hPa ( 25 °C)

form

granular

autoignition temp.

220 °C

potency

160 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), 230 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

expl. lim.

3.02 % (v/v)

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

pH

11 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

500 °C (decomposition)

mp

>360 °C (slow decomposition)

transition temp

flash point 69 °C

density

1.07 g/cm3 at 20 °C

bulk density

350‑500 kg/m3

storage temp.

2-30°C

InChI

1S/BH4.Na/h1H4;/q-1;+1

InChI key

YOQDYZUWIQVZSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Analysis Note

Color (visual): white
Appearance of substance (visual): granulate
Assay (hypochlorite): ≥ 98.0 %
1,1-Dichloroethene (HS-GC): lot specific result
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (HS-GC): lot specific result
Benzene (HS-GC): lot specific result
Carbon tetrachloride: not measurable
1,2-Dichlorethane: not measurable

Legal Information

MSYNTH is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 1B - 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 2

flash_point_c

69 °C



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