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Aluminium borohydride[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Aluminium borohydride
Other names
Aluminum borohydride
Identifiers
UNII
Properties
Al(BH4)3
Molar mass 71.510 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Melting point -64.5°C
Boiling point 44.5°C
Hazards
Flash point Spontaneously combusts.
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Aluminium borohydride (aluminum borohydride in US English spelling), also known as aluminium tetrahydroborate, is a compound of aluminium, boron, and hydrogen with the chemical formula Al(BH4)3. Its primary use is as an additive to jet and rocket fuel.It is extremely flammable and ignites on contact with moisture, including the trace amounts of moisture in air, to release corrosive and irritating gases.

References

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  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–39, ISBN 0849305942