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Calcium hydride

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powder, 0-2 mm, reagent grade, ≥90% (gas-volumetric)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
H2Ca
CAS Number:
7789-78-8
Molecular Weight:
42.09
EC Number:
232-189-2
MDL number:
MFCD00010897
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
57647905
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥90% (gas-volumetric)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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particle size

0-2 mm

mp

816 °C (lit.)

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Enabling,

SMILES string

[Ca]

InChI

1S/Ca.2H

InChI key

FAQLAUHZSGTTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Calcium hydride is an alkaline earth metal hydride. Its solid state reaction with hexachlorobenzene has been investigated.
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Application

Calcium hydride (CaH2) may be employed as a reducing agent in the one-pot two-step Knoevenagel condensation reaction.
It may also be used as a reagent furing metallothermic synthesis of Nb3Al.
CaH2 can be used as a hydrogen source during the synthesis of monomethylated and dimethylated amines and in a ball milling process for the dechlorination of liquid and solid chlorinated compounds.

Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H260,H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Water-react 1

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Reductive N-methylation of amines with calcium hydride and Pd/C catalyst.
Guyon C, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters (2016)
Properties of the intermetallic phase Nb3Al prepared by a calcium hydride reduction process.
Kasimtsev AV, et al.
Inorganic Materials, 51(1), 43-50 (2015)
Modification of Calcium Hydride as Solid Hydrogen Source for Fuel Cell System.
Nagashima K, et al.
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 13(2), 265-268 (2016)
Selective mechanochemical dehalogenation of chlorobenzenes over calcium hydride.
Loiselle S, et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 31(1, 261-265 (1991)
L R Cajero-Zul et al.
Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition, 30(3), 163-189 (2018-12-18)
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