Sodium borohydride (BioCAD00000230102)

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Metabolite Card

Formula: BH4Na (38.0304)
SMILES: [BH4-].[Na+]

Synonyms [en]

sodium borohydride; Sodium tetrahydroborate; NaBH4; sodium boranuide; Sodium tetrahydroborate(1-); Borohydrure de sodium

Reviewed

Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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Sodium borohydride. 数据之源,洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000230102). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

Reducing agent used in the prepn. of modified hop extract. BH4? is an excellent ligand for metal ions. Such borohydride complexes are often prepared by the action of NaBH4 (or the LiBH4) on the corresponding metal halide, e.g. Zr(BH4)4.; Sodium borohydride is a particularly dangerous laboratory reagent. It is highly corrosive, and will cause burns upon contact with any area of the body. It is harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. It is highly flammable and will react with water.; Sodium borohydride is an odorless white to gray-white microcrystalline powder which often forms lumps. It is soluble in water, with which it reacts vigorously.; Sodium borohydride is highly reactive, and supports combustion. It is a flammable solid. It can ignite in air in the presence of an open flame, and will continue to burn as hydrogen is evolved. It can react with water and steam to produce hydrogen, which is flammable. An explosion can occur by spontaneous ignition of the gases released from a saturated solution of sodium borohydride in dimethylformamide at 17 °C.; Sodium borohydride, also known as sodium tetrahydroborate, has the chemical formula NaBH4. This white solid, usually encountered as a powder, is a specialty reducing agent used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other organic and inorganic compounds. It is soluble in methanol and water, but reacts with both in the absence of base. Sodium borohydride is found in alcoholic beverages.

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DBLinks

Other DBLinks
  • CAS Registry Number: 16940-66-2
  • PubChem: 4311764
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:50985
  • HMDB: HMDB0303415
  • NCBI MeSH: sodium borohydride
  • Wikipedia: Sodium borohydride

Class / Ontology

Metabolic Network
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Pathway Synthetic

pathway id name
BioCyc:META_PWY-6628 superpathway of L-phenylalanine biosynthesis
BioCyc:META_P163-PWY L-lysine fermentation to acetate and butanoate
BioCyc:META_ASPARTATE-DEG1-PWY L-aspartate degradation I
BioCyc:META_ALL-CHORISMATE-PWY superpathway of chorismate metabolism
BioCyc:ECO_COMPLETE-ARO-PWY superpathway of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis
BioCyc:META_PWY-6630 superpathway of L-tyrosine biosynthesis
BioCyc:META_ARGORNPROST-PWY L-arginine degradation (Stickland reaction)
BioCyc:META_PWY-4985 mimosine biosynthesis
BioCyc:ECO_ARO-PWY chorismate biosynthesis I
BioCyc:META_PWY-5155 β-alanine biosynthesis III
BioCyc:META_PWY-5327 superpathway of L-lysine degradation
BioCyc:META_PANTOSYN-PWY superpathway of coenzyme A biosynthesis I (bacteria)
BioCyc:META_LACTOSECAT-PWY lactose and galactose degradation I
BioCyc:META_COMPLETE-ARO-PWY superpathway of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis
BioCyc:META_ARO-PWY chorismate biosynthesis I
BioCyc:META_ASPSYNII-PWY cyanide detoxification I
BioCyc:META_PWY-6344 L-ornithine degradation II (Stickland reaction)
BioCyc:META_ARGDEG-V-PWY L-arginine degradation X (arginine monooxygenase pathway)
BioCyc:META_PWY-6707 gallate biosynthesis
BioCyc:ECO_PWY-5188 tetrapyrrole biosynthesis I (from glutamate)
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