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Potassium borohydride

purum, ≥97.0% (RT)

Synonym(s):

Potassium tetrahydroborate

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Linear Formula:
KBH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
53.94
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352000
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

purum

Quality Level

Assay

≥97.0% (RT)

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

mp

500 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

1.18 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/BH4.K/h1H4;/q-1;+1

InChI key

ICRGAIPBTSPUEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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.

Reactant commonly used as a reducing agent and as a boron source

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Reduction of nitroarenes to azoxybenzenes by potassium borohydride in water
Liu Y, et al.
Molecules (Basel), 16(5), 3563-3568 (2011)
Preparation of copper nanoparticles by chemical reduction method using potassium borohydride
Zhang Q, et al.
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 20, s240-s244 (2010)
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