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Calcium hydride

99.9% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Calcium dihydride
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H₂Ca
• CAS Number: 7789-78-8
• Molecular Weight: 42.09
• EC Number: 232-189-2
• MDL number: MFCD00010897
• UNSPSC Code: 26111700
• PubChem Substance ID: 24879732
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• assay: 99.9% trace metals basis
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• greener alternative product characteristics: Design for Energy Efficiency; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• mp: 816 °C (lit.)
• greener alternative category: Enabling,
• SMILES string: [Ca]
• InChI: 1S/Ca.2H
• InChI key: FAQLAUHZSGTTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Atomic number of base material: 20

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Application

Calcium hydride (CaH₂) is a metal hydride that can be used for a variety of greener applications such as:

• fabrication of hydrogen storage systems for fuel cell applications
• synthesis of porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) for adsorption of organic pollutants
• formation of high temperature superconductors

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H260,H315,H319
• pcodes: P223 - P231 + P232 - P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Water-react 1
• Storage Class: 4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges