62460

Lithium borohydride

≥95.0%

• Synonym(s): Lithium boron hydride, Lithium hydroborate
• Linear Formula: LiBH₄
• CAS Number: 16949-15-8
• Molecular Weight: 21.78
• EC Number: 241-021-7
• MDL number: MFCD00011088
• UNSPSC Code: 26111700
• PubChem Substance ID: 57651885
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: ≥95.0%
• form: solid
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• mp: 275 °C (dec.)
• density: 0.666 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Li+].[BH4-]
• InChI: 1S/BH4.Li/h1H4;/q-1;+1
• InChI key: UUKMSDRCXNLYOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Lithium borohydride is a general reducing agent commonly used to reduce aldehydes, ketones esters, lactones, and epoxides. It catalyzes hydroboration of alkenes. It is also used in the preparation of other borohydrides such as aluminum borohydride.

Other Notes

Review; Smooth reduction of esters; Reduction of acids and other functional groups with LiBH₄/Me₃SiCl

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H260,H301,H314
• pcodes: P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1
• Storage Class: 4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges