Calcium hydride
ALDRICH/558257 - 99.9% trace metals basis
Synonym: Calcium dihydride
CAS Number: 7789-78-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H2Ca
Molecular Weight: 42.09
EC Number: 232-189-2
MDL Number: MFCD00010897
Linear Formula: H2Ca
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99.9% trace metals basis |
| greener alternative category | Enabling  , |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Design for Energy Efficiency Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| InChI | 1S/Ca.2H |
| InChI key | FAQLAUHZSGTTLN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 816 °C (lit.) |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| SMILES string | [Ca] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | Calcium hydride (CaH2) is a metal hydride that can be used for a variety of greener applications such as: • fabrication of hydrogen storage systems for fuel cell applications • synthesis of porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) for adsorption of organic pollutants • formation of high temperature superconductors |
| General description: | Atomic number of base material: 20 |
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| Packaging: | 10 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H315 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P223 - P231 + P232 - P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F |
| Risk Statements | 15 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-24/25-43 |
| RIDADR | UN 1404 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.9% trace metals basis |
| mp | 816 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 26111700 |