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LIALH4 [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
LiAlH4
formula, see observation
AlH4·Li
formula, see observation
16853-85-3
CAS number
DEF

A chemical compound which appears under the form of a flammable, white powder which sometimes turns gray on standing, which is prepared by the reaction of aluminium chloride with lithium hydride, which is used as a reducing agent for over 60 different functional groups, especially for pharmaceuticals, perfumes, and fine organic chemicals, which converts esters, aldehydes, and ketones to alcohols and nitriles to amines, which constitutes a source of hydrogen, and which is used as a propellant and a catalyst in polymerizations.

OBS

lithium aluminum hydride: usual name in the USA; part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987); the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommends the form "aluminium" rather than "aluminum."

OBS

LAH: This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

OBS

Chemical formula: LiAlH4 or AlH4·Li

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
LiAlH4
formula, see observation
AlH4·Li
formula, see observation
16853-85-3
CAS number
OBS

hydrure d'aluminium et de lithium : fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987).

OBS

Formule chimique : LiAlH4 ou AlH4·Li

Spanish

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