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NaBH4: Sodium borohydride (NaBH4)
A water-soluble reducing agent exhibiting unique properties in organic synthesis.
Major industrial applications
Reduction of carbonyls, peroxides and metal ions, as well as purification and removal of color, odor and oxidation precursors in organic chemical products.
Within the market of chemical hydride reductions in organic synthesis, sodium borohydride has a number of marked benefits - this has allowed NaBH4 to become the most important hydride-reductant being used on industrial scale, with a market share exceeding 50%.
Related Information
Sodium Borohydride Digest is a review of the academic research accomplished in the past 50 years on borohydride chemistry. It is a tool for chemists who want to better understand the wide utility of borohydride reductive technologies in organic synthesis.
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