Sodium borohydride

BH4NaCAS 16940-66-237.83 g/mol

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BH4−Na+

Properties

Molecular formula
BH4Na
Molar mass
37.83 g/mol
Exact mass
38.0304 Da
Density
1.07 g/mL
Melting point
36 °C
Boiling point
89–90 °C (at 3.5 Torr)
logP
-4.45Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
16940-66-2
SMILES
[BH4-].[Na+]
InChIKey
YOQDYZUWIQVZSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/BH4.Na/h1H4;/q-1;+1

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Names and synonyms

16 names · show all
  • Hydrifin
  • Borate(1-), tetrahydro-, sodium (1:1)
  • Borate(1-), tetrahydro-, sodium
  • Sodium tetrahydroborate(1-)
  • Sodium borohydride (Na(BH4))
  • Sodium tetrahydroborate
  • Borol
  • Sodium hydroborate
  • Sodium borohydrate
  • Hidkitex DF
  • Sodium tetrahydridoborate
  • VenMet
  • Colorstrip 2000
  • Venpure SF
  • Boron sodium hydride (BNaH4)
  • Borino

Safety data sheets

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Sodium borodeuteride15681-89-7

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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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