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Sigma-Aldrich

Potassium triethylborohydride solution

1.0 M in THF

Synonym(s):

Potassium hydrotriethylborate, Potassium triethylhydridoborate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
KB(C2H5)3H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.10
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352000
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

concentration

1.0 M in THF

density

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[K+].[H][B-](CC)(CC)CC

InChI

1S/C6H16B.K/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3;/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

MFRDRDKPANBWOI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • Reducing agent for synthesis of PtNi intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts with electrocatalytic activity
  • Reducing agent for preparation of vanadium nanoparticles (~7 nm) stabilized on activated carbon

Reagent for:
  • Preparation of lithium, sodium, and potassium boron monohydride complexes with tetramethylethylenediamine and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine
  • Dehydrogenation reactions
  • Tandem nucleophilic addition/C-C bond cleaving fragmentation reactions with cyclic vinylogous acyl triflates
  • Preparation of coordinatively unsaturated pseudotetrahedral iron(II) precursors as precatalysts for the room-temperature hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons
  • Substitution reactions

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

target_organs

Respiratory system

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Storage Class

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

1.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-17 °C - closed cup


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