Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Reactant involved in:Dehydrogenation studied with various catalystsRegeneration of methoxysilanes via reductionTransition metal electrophilic hydrogen activation via heterolytic cleavageFormation of nickel hydrogenation catalystsHydrogen sorptionElectrodeposition of Al on W-Cu substrates

General description

Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄) is a powerful reducing agent used in organic synthesis to reduce esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, epoxides, and ketones into the corresponding alcohols. It also converts amide, nitro, nitrile, imine, oxime, and azide compounds into amines.

Packaging

packed in plastic bag, which is soluble at 45-60°C in hydrocarbons, THF and dioxane