UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,56,31 METHOD of REDUCING and by DRO GENATING CHEMICA, COMPOUNDS by REACTING WITE: ALUMNUM-CONAN NG BYOFREDES Hermann E
Patented Nov. 27, 1951 2,576,31 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,56,31 METHOD OF REDUCING AND BY DRO GENATING CHEMICA, COMPOUNDS BY REACTING WITE: ALUMNUM-CONAN NG BYOFREDES Hermann E. Schlesirager and Albert E. Finholt, Chicago, Ill.; said Schlesinger assignor of one fourth to. Edaa, M. Schlesinger and said Fin holt assignor of one-fourth to Marion H. Finholt No Drawing. Application June 3, 1947, Serial No. 752,286 2 (Cairns. (C. 260-638) 2 This invention relates to methods of making LiAlH4. Although this new compound will be aluminum-containing hydrides and the reactions called lithium aluminum hydride in the present thereof, and also relates to products prepared by application, it may also be called lithium alumi said methods. nohydride or lithium tetrahydroaluminide. In This application is a continuation-in-part of one method of making lithium aluminum hydride, our copending application Serial No. 717,312, filed lithium hydride is reacted with an aluminum December 19, 1946, now Patent No. 2,567,972, halide such as aluminum chloride in the presence issued September 18, 1951. of a suitable liquid medium such as an ether. If We have discovered that these compounds, es the reagents are mixed in the proportions of the pecially the ether soluble lithium aluminum hy 0 following equation, or if an excess of lithium hy dride, are extremely useful chemical reagents. dride is used, the reaction proceeds as follows: - They may be employed for replacing halogens or Organic radicals by hydrogen in a great variety 4Li H--AlCl3->LiAlH4--3LiCl of compounds. As a result, their discovery has led to new methods, safer, more convenient, and 16 The liquid medium used is one in which one of more efficient than those hitherto known, for pro the reaction products, e.
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