Flammable
Corrosive
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Lithium aluminum hydride appears as a white powder that turns gray on standing. If spread out over a large flat combustible surface, friction can cause ignition. Used to make other chemicals, as a polymerization catalyst, as a hydrogen source, and as a propellant.
| Physical Description | Lithium aluminum hydride appears as a white powder that turns gray on standing. If spread out over a large flat combustible surface, friction can cause ignition. Used to make other chemicals, as a … |
| Color/Form | Microcrystalline powder when pure; gray when aluminum impurity present. Monoclinic crystals. |
| Odor | None |
| Melting Point | Decomposes >125 °C |
| Density | 0.917 at 59 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Solubility | Solubility (parts/100 parts solvent): 30 (ether); 13 (tetrahydrofuran); 10 (dimethylcellosolve); 2 (dibutyl ether); 0.1 (dioxane). |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable in dry air at room temperature. |
| IUPAC Name | lithium alumanuide |
| Molecular Formula | AlH4Li |
| Molecular Weight | 38.0 g/mol |
| CAS | 16853-85-3 |
| SMILES | [Li+].[AlH4-] |
| InChIKey | OCZDCIYGECBNKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1210106 |
| Pack sizes | 100GM |
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