Alias | SBH; Sodium tetrahydroborate; Sodiumborohydridepowder; Sodiumborohydrideonneutralalumina; Sodiumborohydridepellets; Sodiumborohydridetablets; Sodiumborohydridewhitepowder; Sodium tetrahydridoborate; sodium boron(-1) anion; 1H-borole |
CAS RN | 16940-66-2 |
EINECS No. | 241-004-4 |
Molecular formula | NaBH4 |
Molecular weight | 37.8326 |
Properties | White crystalline powder |
Use | As reducing agent for aldehydes, ketone and acyl chloride, foaming agent in plastic industry, bleaching agent in papering, and hydrogenating agent in pharmaceutical industry |
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