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Lithium borohydride
≥95.0%
Synonym(s):
Lithium boron hydride, Lithium hydroborate
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Linear Formula:
LiBH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
21.78
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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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
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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
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Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1
Storage Class Code
4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Mixed solvents containing methanol as useful reaction media for unique chemoselective reductions within lithium borohydride.
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The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51(21), 4000-4005 (1986)
The Preparation of Other Borohydrides by Metathetical Reactions Utilizing the Alkali Metal Borohydrides1.
Schlesinger, HI et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 75(1), 209-213 (1953)
LiBH 4-promoted hydroboration of alkenes with 1, 3, 2-benzodioxaborole.
Arase, Akira et al.
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 51(4), 205-206 (1991)
A. Giannis et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 101, 220-220 (1989)
Lithium borohydride-catalyzed selective reduction of the carbonyl group of conjugated and unconjugated alkenones with borane in tetrahydrofuran.
Arase, Akira et al.
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