Potassium hydride
ALDRICH/215813 - 30 wt % dispersion in mineral oil
Synonym: Potassium monohydride
CAS Number: 7693-26-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): HK
Molecular Weight: 40.11
EC Number: 231-704-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011357
Linear Formula: KH
Product Type: Chemical
| concentration | 30 wt % dispersion in mineral oil |
| form | slurry |
| greener alternative category | , Enabling ![]() |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Design for Energy Efficiency Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| InChI | 1S/K.H |
| InChI key | NTTOTNSKUYCDAV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| SMILES string | [K] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | Potassium hydride can be used for following applications:• Deprotonation: As a strong base, potassium hydride effectively deprotonates hydroxyl groups of monomers, generating alkoxide ions. These ions facilitate the ring-opening polymerization of monosubstituted oxiranes. • Strong Base in Williamson Ether Synthesis: It is employed to generate alkoxides from alcohols, which subsequently react with alkyl halides to form ethers. • Reducing Agent: Potassium hydride can reduce hindered boranes and borates to trialkyl borohydrides. It also facilitates the reduction of ketones and alkyl halides. • Alkylation and Enolate Formation: It aids in the formation of enolates from ketones, which can be utilized in one-pot alkylation-cyclization reactions. |
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| Packaging: | 75, 300 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P223 - P231 + P232 - P280 - P302 + P335 + P334 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 14/15-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1409 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | No data available |
| Flash Point(C) | No data available |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |

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