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Potassium hydride

in paraffin

Synonym(s):

Potassium monohydride

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Linear Formula:
KH
CAS Number:
7693-26-7
Molecular Weight:
40.11
EC Number:
231-704-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011357
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329762830
NACRES:
NA.22

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

SMILES string

[K]

InChI

1S/K.H

InChI key

NTTOTNSKUYCDAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potassium hydride is a strong base and hydride donor to Lewis acids. It is generally employed in organic reactions like deprotonation, rearrangement, and elimination reactions. It is also used as a reducing agent to reduce hindered boranes and borates to substituted borohydrides.

Application

Potassium hydride in paraffin can be used as a base in:
  • Wittig reaction of various aldehydes with high Z selectivity.
  • Williamson ether synthesis to prepare substituted ethers from alcohols.
  • Polymerization of ethylene oxide to yield polyethylene glycols.

Physical properties

Melting point of paraffin used to prepare mixture is ~55-65 °C

Pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H260,H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1

Supplementary Hazards

EUH014

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available

Regulatory Listings

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FSL

Group 3: Spontaneously combustible substances and water- reactive materials
Metal hydrides
Hazardous rank I
1st spontaneously combustible materials and water reactive materials

JAN Code

708860-5G:4548173924106
708860-BULK:
708860-VAR:
708860-25G:4548173924090

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