BH4Na
37.84 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Borohydrure de sodium
CAS16940-66-2EC241-004-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
reducing agent
Sodium borohydride is a salt-like chemical compound primarily used as a reducing agent in various industrial processes. It also serves as a bleaching agent for wood pulp and a blowing agent for plastics.
reducing agentbleaching agent for wood pulpblowing agent for plastics
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CAS 16940-66-2
Related Compounds
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Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium (2H4)tetrahydroborate(1-)
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research compound
Safety Reference
Danger
H260In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously
H301Toxic if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H332Harmful if inhaled
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Borohydrure de sodium (CAS 16940-66-2) is 2850.00.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2850.00
EU CN code (8-digit)
2850 00 20
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium boranuide
InChIKey
YOQDYZUWIQVZSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[BH4-].[Na+]
Synonyms (21)
- 16940-66-2(solution)
- Borol
- COLORSTRIP 2000
- Hidkitex DF
- SODIUM TETRAHYDRIDOBORATE
- SODIUM TETRAHYDROBORATE
- Sodium borohydrate
- Sodium borohydride
- Sodium borohydride (Na(BH4))
- Sodium borohydride solution
- Sodium hydroborate
- Sodium tetrahydridoborate(1-)
- Sodium tetrahydroborate(1-)
- borohydrure de sodium
- natrium borohydride
- natriumborohydrid
- sodium borohydrid
- sodium borotritide
- sodium;boranuide