Lithium Aluminum Hydride
Product Description
| Product | Lithium Aluminum Hydride |
| CAS | 16853-85-3 |
| Formula | LiAIH4 |
| Synonym | lithium alumanuide, Lithium aluminohydride, Lithium tetrahydridoaluminate, Lithium tetrahydroaluminate, LAH, Aluminate(1-), tetrahydro-, lithium (1:1), (T-4)- |
Typical Product Specifications
| Appearence | white to light grey powder |
| Bulk Density | about 0.4 g/ccm |
| Molecular weight | 37.95 |
| Density | 0.9 g/ccm at 20C |
| Theoretical hydrogen content | 10.62% equivalent to 2.36 lithers of hydrogen per g evolved in hydrolysis |
| Solubility | about 39 g/100g diethyl ether |
| Solubility | about 0.1 g/100g dioxane |
| Decomposition temperature | appreciable decomposition with evolution of hydrogen at 125C and above |
| Solubility | about 15 g/100g tetrahydrofuran |
| Solubility | about 2 g/100g of dibutyl ether |
| Assay | 97% min |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Used in organic chemical and the pharmaceutical industry as a reducing agent Available as powder, sieved powder, tablets and solutions |
| Class | Inorganic Chemicals: Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxides & more, Lithium Compounds |
| Function | Reducing Agent |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical, Organics |
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