Lithium aluminum hydride
ALDRICH/199877 - powder, reagent grade, 95%
Synonym: LAH; Lithium alanate; Lithium tetrahydroaluminate
CAS Number: 16853-85-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H4AlLi
Molecular Weight: 37.95
EC Number: 240-877-9
MDL Number: MFCD00011075
Linear Formula: LiAlH4
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | 95% |
| form | powder |
| grade | reagent grade |
| greener alternative category | Enabling  , |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Design for Energy Efficiency Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| InChI | 1S/Al.Li.4H/q-1;+1;;;; |
| InChI key | OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 125 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| SMILES string | [Li].[AlH3] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is an effective reducing agent that can be used in chemical synthesis to reduce esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, epoxides, and ketones into the corresponding alcohols. In addition, amide, nitro, nitrile, imine, oxime, and azide compounds are converted into amines. LiAlH4 is a promising substance for hydrogen storage applications. Its properties include high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen densities . It can also be used as a reducing agent in the preparation of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). |
| General description: | Atomic number of base material: 3 |
| General description: | In Europe, packaged and shipped in plastic bags. Bags are soluble at 45-60 °C in hydrocarbons, THF and dioxane. |
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| Packaging: | 1 kg in steel can |
| Packaging: | 10, 25 g in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in steel can |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P223 - P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 15-35 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-26-36/37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1410 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 95% |
| mp | 125 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 26111700 |