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Sodium cyanoborohydride solution

5.0 M in 1 M NaOH

Synonym(s):

Sodium borocyanohydride, Sodium cyanoborohydride, Sodium cyanotrihydroborate

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Linear Formula:
NaBH3CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
62.84
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352306
MDL number:
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Quality Level

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

concentration

5.0 M in 1 M NaOH

density

1.083 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[Na+].[H][B-]([H])([H])C#N

InChI

1S/CH3BN.Na/c2-1-3;/h2H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

CVDUGUOQTVTBJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Sodium cyanoborohydride is a selective, mild reducing reagent for a number of functional groups such as aldehydes, ketones, acetals, epoxides and imines.

Application

Reactant for:
  • Direct conversion of heterocyclic aldehydes to esters (oxidizing behavior)
  • Reductive amination reactions
  • Intramolecular reductive cyclization reactions
  • Reductions reactions
  • Preparation of dicyanoborate-based ionic liquids as hypergolic fluids for bipropellants


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

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Storage Class

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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SKUGTIN
296945-500ML04061838126375
296945-50ML04061838126382