Potassium hydride, 1 X 25 g (708860-25G)

Potassium hydride is a strong base and hydride donor to Lewis acids. It is generally employed in organic reactions like deprotonation, rearrangement, and elimination reactions. It is also used as a reducing agent to reduce hindered boranes and borates to substituted borohydrides. Potassium hydride in paraffin can be used as a base in: •Wittig reaction of various aldehydes with high Z selectivity. •Williamson ether synthesis to prepare substituted ethers from alcohols. •Polymerization of ethylene oxide to yield polyethylene glycols. Melting point of paraffin used to prepare mixture is ~55-65 °C

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