noun
- a chemical compound containing boron and hydrogen, especially sodium borohydride, used as a reducing agent in organic chemistry and industry
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Sodium borohydride is a common borohydride used in laboratories to reduce aldehydes and ketones.
- The chemist added borohydride to the reaction mixture to convert the carbonyl group.
- Borohydride reagents are powerful reducing agents in synthetic organic chemistry.
- Lithium borohydride is a stronger reducing agent than sodium borohydride.
- The borohydride compound must be handled carefully due to its reactivity with water.