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| InChI = 1/Al.3BH4/h;3*1H4/q+3;3*-1 |
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| IUPAC name
Aluminium borohydride
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| Other names
Aluminum borohydride, aluminium tetrahydroborate, aluminum tetrahydroborate
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| AlB3H12 | |
| Molar mass | 71.51 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Melting point | -64.5°C |
| Boiling point | 44.5°C |
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| Flash point | Spontaneously ignites |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Aluminium borohydride, also known as aluminium tetrahydroborate, (in American English, aluminum borohydride and aluminum tetrahydroborate, respectively) is the chemical compound with the formula Al(BH4)3. It is a volatile pyrophoric liquid which is used as rocket fuel or jet fuel, or as a reducing agent in laboratories.
Preparation
Aluminium borohydride is formed by the reaction between sodium borohydride with aluminium chloride[2]:
- 3NaBH4 + AlCl3 → Al(BH4)3 + 3NaCl
or as the non-pyrophoric THF adduct, by the analogous reaction of calcium borohydride and aluminium chloride in tetrahydrofuran:[3]
- 3 Ca(BH4)2 + 2 AlCl3 → 3 CaCl2 + 2 Al(BH4)3
Reactions
Like all borohydrides, this compound is a reducing agent and hydride donor. It reacts with water to give elemental hydrogen gas[2], and reduces carboxylic esters, aldehydes, and ketones to alcohols.[3]
References
- ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 4–39. ISBN 0849305942.
- ^ a b Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 0849386713. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ a b J. Kollonitsch & O. Fuchs (1955). "Preparation of Aluminium Borohydride and its Applications in Organic Reductions". Nature. 176: 1081. doi:10.1038/1761081a0.
Further reading
- Fletcher, Edward; Foster, Hampton; Straight, David (1959). "Aluminum Borohydride and Mixtures with Hydrocarbons in Jet Engine Combustor Ignition". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 51: 1389. doi:10.1021/ie50599a044.
- Hinkamp, James B.; Hnizda, Vincent (1955). "Aluminum Borohydride Preparation". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 47: 1560. doi:10.1021/ie50548a032.