Milestones in Hydride Chemistry
More processors turn to Potassium Borohydride for organic reductions! A n d the reasons why are powerful! Price is one. Potassium borohydride is now the lowest priced commercially available borohydride reducing agent, $13.50 per pound*. Selectivity of reductions is another big reason. Potassium borohydride goes to the heart of a specific reduction without side reactions, without affecting other reducible groups present and without attacking olefinic bonds. This selectivity makes it an ideal reagent for specific reductions of esters,"!* aldehydes, ketones, and acid chlorides."!* A white crystalline solid with a purity of 98% and density of 1.175 g/cc, potassium borohydride is stable and can be handled and stored safely in air without loss of purity. It can be used in conventional reaction equipment, too, using standard techniques. As more and more processors have turned to
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potassium borohydride, a mountain of data concerning its usefulness has been collected. All of this helpful information is contained in the brochure, "NaBH4—KBH4 Manual of Properties and Reactions." MHI would be pleased to send you a copy without Obligation.
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*in 10,000 lbs. quantities. t | n a suitable salt-solvent system.
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