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Lithium triethylborohydride , 0.75MinTHF , 22560-16-3

Synonym(s):
Lithium triethylborohydride solution

CAS NO.:22560-16-3

Empirical Formula: C6H13BLi

Molecular Weight: 102.92

MDL number: MFCD00011703

EINECS: 245-076-8

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Update time: 2022-07-08

PRODUCT Properties

Melting point: 66-67° (Binger); mp 78-83° (dec) (Brown, 1977)
Density  0.892 g/mL at 25 °C
Flash point: 1 °F
storage temp.  Flammables + water-Freezer (-20°C)e area
solubility  Miscible with tetrahydrofuran and benzene.
form  Liquid
color  Colorless to light gray
Sensitive  Air & Moisture Sensitive
Merck  14,5544
BRN  4151240
Exposure limits ACGIH: TWA 50 ppm; STEL 100 ppm (Skin)
OSHA: TWA 200 ppm(590 mg/m3)
NIOSH: IDLH 2000 ppm; TWA 200 ppm(590 mg/m3); STEL 250 ppm(735 mg/m3)
CAS DataBase Reference 22560-16-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

Description and Uses

Lithium triethylborohydride is the organoboron compound with the formula LiEt3BH. Commonly referred to as LiTEBH or Superhydride, it is a powerful reducing agent used in organometallic and organic chemistry. It is a colorless or white liquid but is typically marketed and used as a THF solution. The related reducing agent sodium triethylborohydride is commercially available as toluene solutions.
LiBHEt3 is a stronger reducing agent than lithium borohydride and lithium aluminium hydride.

LiTEBH can be used as a reagent:

  • To reduce alkyl halides to alkanes via dehydrogenation reactions.
  • For the selective reduction of epoxides to Markovnikov alcohols.
  • To reduce tosylates or mesylates primary alcohols to hydrocarbons.
  • For reductive cyclization reactions for the preparation of useful intermediates.
  • In the synthesis of hepta(manno-3-deoxy-6-O-t-butyldimethylsilyl)-β-cyclodextrin by reduction of hepta(manno-2,3-anhydro-6-O-t-butyldimethylsilyl)-β-cyclodextrin.
  • For hydrodefluorination of C-F bonds using Ni catalyst.
  • To prepare alkynyl alcohols from cleavage of cyclic keto-vinyl triflates.
  • In the stereoselective reduction of bicyclic imides, isoquinolines, and pyridines.
  • To prepare tungsten and molybdenum hydride complexes.

Safety

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS02,GHS05,GHS07,GHS08
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H318-H333-H225-H260-H302-H314-H335-H351
Precautionary statements  P210-P231+P232-P280-P370+P378-P402+P404-P403+P235-P223-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P405-P501a
Hazard Codes  F,C
Risk Statements  11-14/15-19-34-40-37
Safety Statements  16-26-33-36/37/39-43-45
RIDADR  UN 3399 4.3/PG 1
WGK Germany  1
10-23
HazardClass  4.3
PackingGroup  I
HS Code  29319090

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