Red-Al

• Sodium bis (2-methoxy -ethoxy ) aluminum dihydride
• Sodium dihydrido bis (2 -methoxyethoxy) - aluminate
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Red-Al is a trademark of Sigma- Aldrich and the usual common name for sodium bis (2- methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride. It is an organoaluminum compound, and is a good reducing agent in the synthetic organic chemistry, in use. It reduces lactones to diols, and amides, nitriles, imines, and most of the organic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines. Red-Al is commonly used as a solution in toluene.

Compared with lithium aluminum hydride

As aluminum hydride Red-Al is the chemical reactivity comparable with lithium aluminum hydride. Red-Al, however, is, however, slightly soluble in aromatic solvents and thermally stable enough that it still remains reactive at temperatures of 200 ° C higher. It is also more stable against humidity and air. It was described applications for which it was used for partial reduction.