Sodium borohydride

• Product Name:Sodium borohydride
• Synonyms: VenPure? SF SodiuM borohydride granular, 10-40 Mesh, 98% SodiuM borohydride granular, 99.99% trace Metals basis SodiuM borohydride powder, >=98.0% SodiuM borohydride puruM p.a., >=96% (gas-voluMetric) SodiuM borohydride ReagentPlus(R), 99% SodiuM borohydride solution 2.0 M in triethylene glycol diMethyl ether SodiuM borohydride(pellet,powder)
• CAS:16940-66-2
• MF:BH4Na
• MW:37.83
• EINECS:241-004-4
• Mol File:16940-66-2.mol
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sodium borohydride is relatively mild reducing agent. it has a good efficacy on reducing aldehydes and ketones. its commonly-used solvents include alcohol, tetrahydrofuran, dmf, and water. it generally does not reduce an ester group, a carboxyl group, and amide. however, when combined with appropriate solvent or catalyzed by lewis acid in high temperature, it can be used for reducing weak carbonyl group such as ester.