Potassium borohydride
SIAL/60080 - purum, ≥97.0% (RT)
Synonym: Potassium tetrahydroborate
CAS Number: 13762-51-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H4BK
Molecular Weight: 53.94
EC Number: 237-360-5
MDL Number: MFCD00011396
Linear Formula: KBH4
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥97.0% (RT) |
| density | 1.18 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| grade | purum |
| InChI | 1S/BH4.K/h1H4;/q-1;+1 |
| InChI key | ICRGAIPBTSPUEX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 500 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| SMILES string | [K+].[H][B-]([H])([H])[H] |
| Application: | Potassium borohydride can be used: • As a reducing agent and boron source in organic synthesis. • As a reducing agent in the preparation of copper nanoparticles. • To reduce toxic 2-nitroaniline to less toxic o-phenylenediamine using different catalytic systems. |
| Application: | Reactant commonly used as a reducing agent and as a boron source |
| Symbol |    GHS02,GHS05,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H301 + H311 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T |
| Risk Statements | 14/15-24/25-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1870 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | nwg |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 |
| Purity | ≥97.0% (RT) |
| mp | 500 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Density | 1.18 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352000 |