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aluminum hydride

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aluminum compounds

In aluminum: Compounds
With hydrogen, aluminum forms aluminum hydride, AlH₃, a polymeric solid from which are derived the tetrohydroaluminates (important reducing agents). Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄), formed by the reaction of aluminum chloride with lithium hydride, is widely used in organic chemistry—e.g., to reduce aldehydes and ketones to primary and secondary alcohols,…
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covalent hydrides

In hydride: Covalent hydrides
The neutral hydrogen compounds of aluminum and gallium are elusive species, although AlH₃ and Ga₂H₆ have been detected and characterized to some degree. Ionic hydrogen species of both boron (BH₄⁻) and aluminum (AlH₄⁻) are extensively used as hydride sources.
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