Sodium Borohydride

Fine And Speciality Chemicals

Sodium Borohydride

Chemical structure Sodium Borohydride
CAS No. 16940-66-2
Molecular FormulaNaBH4
Molecular Weight37.83 g/mol
SynonymSodium tetrahydridoborate
Sodium tetrahydroborate 
Uses

Sodium Borohydride is a adaptable and selective reducing agent that has a variety of applications in manufacturing of pharmaceutical active ingredients, crop protection agents, aroma compounds and other fine chemicals.

Aldehydes & ketones can be converted into the corresponding alcohols with the help of this compound.

It is used for bleaching wood pulp, as a blowing agent for plastics

The primary use of NaBH4 is in the preparation of Na2S2O4 (sodium dithionite, which is a bleaching agent for wood pulp) from SO2.


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