Sodium cyanoborohydride
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| IUPAC name
Sodium cyanoboranuide
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| Other names
Sodium cyanotrihydridoborate
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.043.001 |
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| Properties | |
| Na[BH3(CN)] | |
| Molar mass | 62.84 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white powder, hygroscopic |
| Density | 1.083 g/cm (25°C)3 |
| Melting point | 242 °C (468 °F; 515 K) decomposes |
| 212 g/(100 mL) (29 °C) | |
| Solubility | soluble in water, ethanol, diglyme, tetrahydrofuran, methanol slightly soluble in methanol insoluble in diethyl ether |
| Structure | |
| 4 at boron atom | |
| Tetrahedral at boron atom | |
| Hazards | |
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Main hazards
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Flammable solid, fatal if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas Contact with water liberates highly flammable gas |
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| Danger | |
| H228, H300, H310, H314, H330, H410 | |
| P210, P260, P264, P273, P280, P284 | |
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Threshold limit value (TLV)
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5 mg/m3 (TWA) |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Sigma Aldrich |
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Other anions
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Sodium borohydride |
Related compounds
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Lithium aluminium hydride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium cyanoborohydride is a chemical compound with the formula Na[BH3(CN)]. It is a colourless salt used in organic synthesis for chemical reduction including that of imines and carbonyls. Sodium cyanoborohydride is a milder reductant than other conventional reducing agents.