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HS Code |
280036 |
| Chemical Name | Tetrahydroxydiboron |
| Alternative Names | Diboron tetrahydroxide, B2(OH)4 |
| Molecular Formula | B2H4O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 89.44 g/mol |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Melting Point | 235 °C (decomposes) |
| Solubility In Water | Soluble |
| Cas Number | 13666-96-9 |
| Density | 1.7 g/cm³ |
| Storage Conditions | Store at room temperature, protect from moisture |
| Purity | Typically ≥95% |
| Application | As a reducing agent and in organic synthesis |
| Smiles | OB(O)OB(O)O |
| Synonym | Diboron(IV) tetrahydroxide |
| Ec Number | 237-157-8 |
As an accredited Tetrahydroxydiboron factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | Tetrahydroxydiboron (Sigma-Aldrich, 25g): Supplied in a sealed amber glass bottle with hazard labeling, product, batch, and safety information displayed. |
| Shipping | Tetrahydroxydiboron (chemical grade from Sigma Aldrich/Merck/TCI) is shipped in a tightly sealed container, under dry and cool conditions to prevent moisture absorption. Packaging conforms to regulatory standards for chemical transport. Transport may require ground shipping, with hazard labeling as appropriate. Ensure immediate receipt and proper storage upon delivery. |
| Storage | Tetrahydroxydiboron should be stored in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area, away from moisture, heat, and sources of ignition. Keep the container tightly closed and protected from incompatible materials such as strong oxidizing agents. Store in its original packaging from Sigma Aldrich, Merck, or TCI Chemicals, following the manufacturer's guidelines and local regulations for chemical storage. |
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Every production line in our factory runs on a foundation of accuracy and deep-rooted trust earned over years of careful, hands-on experience. That same care shapes the Tetrahydroxydiboron we deliver day after day. This isn't just a line item in a catalog or an anonymous powder in a generic drum. Consistency defines its appeal. Our teams handle its preparation, packaging, and shipment with the same precision that a watchmaker brings to a fine mechanism. Quality, purity, moisture control — each step is grounded in direct daily checks and protocols refined over hundreds of batches.
Tetrahydroxydiboron stands as a preferred choice in chemical manufacturing for good reason. Its chemical formula, B2(OH)4, points toward a unique reactivity profile that many modern organic syntheses rely on. Customers in pharmaceutical and specialty material research frequently highlight its stable physical properties, easy handling, and effectiveness in borylation reactions. Our batches routinely test above 98% purity, which supports advanced organic transformations without unpredictable byproducts or variability from lot to lot. For labs and scaled-up production, that consistency matters, as even minor impurities can derail sensitive reactions. We know this from many hard-learned lessons in scale transition and from co-developing processes with our largest clients.
Daily operations have shown us that fine particle flow and controlled moisture content directly impact yield and downstream reaction reliability. We keep close tabs on granule size, monitoring every kilogram produced. The compound’s physical stability in air — often a challenge for boron reagents — can only be achieved through strict environmental controls, sealed storage, and immediate packaging. Over time, these practices have proven essential for avoiding clumping or hydrolysis that can plague other suppliers' shipments. Feedback from both research and commercial-scale clients keeps sharpening our methods, and we adjust operating parameters accordingly.
Our shop floor teams observe every packaging run, labeling and sealing each drum to limit any exposure to ambient humidity. Tetrahydroxydiboron remains free-flowing and fine, so it pours cleanly into reactors. When working closely with contract R&D and production chemists, we often get involved in process troubleshooting: Our suggestions — like staggered dosing, inert gas blanketing, or on-demand sub-packaging in smaller units — stem from real-world application experience, not desk-bound speculation. In collaborative projects, our technical staff gets directly involved, traveling to client sites or running test batches to optimize process windows. Having face-to-face conversations with chemists as they describe bottlenecks helps us tailor the physical form right down to batch and bag.
Having trialed — and sometimes manufactured — potassium trifluoroborates, pinacolborane, and sodium borohydride under the same roof, we've learned much about their strengths and limits. Tetrahydroxydiboron offers several advantages that are tough to match. Its water compatibility and ready solubility in alcohols give it a leg up for many Pd-catalyzed and metal-free transformations. Competing boron reagents sometimes demand extra handling steps, generate more hazardous waste, or drift in purity after brief storage. This product also eliminates the need for tricky in situ preparations, giving research and manufacturing teams less risk of process deviation.
As boron chemistry evolved, especially for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and borylation of sensitive substrates, we saw a steady migration toward Tetrahydroxydiboron. Its operational simplicity — no extreme protection from air, full use right after opening — saves time in weighed dosing and rinse-up. Those benefits become even more important under scale-up timelines, where deviation often means lost days and missed deadlines. In testimony after testimony, customers point to the reduced exotherms, cleaner filtrates, and easier product purification when using this material instead of competing boron sources. Having witnessed dozens of pilot plant runs, our teams can point to specific times and places where these process improvements shifted projects from delay to completion.
Manufacturers face growing scrutiny over emissions, toxic effluents, and safe handling practices. Our leadership has pushed for chemical choices that align process safety and environmental responsibility. Tetrahydroxydiboron leaves fewer corrosive residuals and puts less demand on waste treatment systems compared to many other borates or hydrides. Its neutral pH profile in most solutions, and the absence of strong basicity or excessive metal cations, means less reactivity with common solvents, plastics, and glassware. Factory staff appreciate this whenever drum handling or accidental spillage becomes a concern — actual stories from our shop floor prove the small risks add up quickly in a high-throughput operation.
Logistics and waste disposal — often neglected in specification sheets — drive real cost centers in chemical manufacturing. By using Tetrahydroxydiboron, we've consistently cut down on routine neutralization operations and disposal of corrosive sludges. Technical specialists in our aftersales team regularly consult on minimizing rinse volumes and on reuse of filtrates. For large facilities, that translates into savings in water, energy, and regulatory compliance overhead. For smaller labs and pilot plants, the time recovered from less laborious clean-up cycles makes a difference in research output and morale.
Consistency stems not from one good batch but from a cycle of observation, adjustment, and improvement over years. We remember early days struggling with caking issues on humid days, or uneven dissolution rates reported from field chemists. The fixes came from hands-on, iterative work: tweaking packaging liners, speeding drum-to-reactor transfer, upgrading our bulk blending rooms to control static and dust. It took more than one failed truckload to land on protocols that safeguard both purity and material integrity.
Every audience is different. Japanese pharma and US materials science clients wanted varying mesh granularity, so we invested in more flexible milling and screening equipment. Bench-top researchers asked about sub-gram packaging for fine-dosed studies, so we added automated weighing and sealing lines that allow for much tighter material controls. Our close work with these users doesn’t end at delivery: each return shipment or quality issue becomes a learning case, pushing us to tighten control of chain-of-custody, shipping partners, and in-lab verification on receipt.
We often get inquiries about shelf life, handling precautions, or compatibility with certain synthetic targets. Only direct testing and repeatable case studies satisfy technical buyers — vague assurances don’t cut it anymore. Our approach leans on recordkeeping and data logging: each lot ships with confirmed analysis from in-house and third-party labs. Results include water content, residual solvents, and fine impurity scans. We also open every incoming complaint or off-spec report to root cause analysis, whether it’s from an academic researcher or a bulk user in an agrochemical plant. Over time, such transparency sharpens our product and builds stronger, longer-term partnerships.
If a researcher asks about compatibility with specific solvents, we reference process notes and case logs showing real outcomes. If a plant manager asks about exothermicity or venting during borylation, we draw directly on in-house pilot data and client feedback. We do not cut corners. Shortcuts may work once or twice, but the long-haul business comes from a reputation built on not letting a quality slip pass.
There is no sign of demand slowing for reliable, adaptable boron reagents. With emerging fields such as pharmaceutical API customization, polymer crosslinking, and precision electronics assembly requiring better, cleaner starting materials, Tetrahydroxydiboron keeps proving essential. To support this, we’ve doubled down on R&D, running parallel scale-up and stress tests while also listening carefully to our field partners about new applications. That conversation never stops; it feeds directly into upgrades for process control, product purity, and documentation detail.
Our vision for Tetrahydroxydiboron extends well beyond supply. By designing products with operator safety, real efficiency, and downstream waste minimization in mind, we meet the toughest buying committees and regulatory audits with facts, not marketing. Nobody wants a surprise — not the end user staring into a reaction flask, not the compliance manager reading a shipping manifest, and not us, responsible for every lot that leaves our gates. This product reflects that mindset, built on experience and a relentless desire to keep learning and improving.
Rapid changes in legislation, supply chain disruptions, and evolving application requirements all place unprecedented stress on fine chemical manufacturing. We know how easily a gap in supply or a quality slip can ripple throughout a customer’s project chain, risking not just costs but reputations and regulatory standing. Tetrahydroxydiboron sits at the center of dozens of scaled processes we’ve watched move from conceptual R&D through to final product release.
Each discussion with clients often uncovers new facets of use — not just in classical Suzuki couplings, but also in heterocycle construction, bioconjugation, and next-generation composite materials. Our technical liaisons work through those challenges: helping tweak solvent protocols, refine reagent addition order, or design around reactivity quirks uncovered in scale-up. This two-way process strengthens our business and sharpens the relevance of our advice, making every batch and every partnership better.
Our Tetrahydroxydiboron isn’t an abstract commodity. Each shipment represents years of accumulated technical expertise, direct operator care, and responsive aftersales partnerships. We know that customers want more than analytical purity numbers — they want a supplier who helps them hit ambitious targets and keep to tough deadlines. Our teams carve out the time to listen, document, and adapt, rolling that feedback into production protocols and support systems. In all respects, Tetrahydroxydiboron reflects our core operating values: reliability, directness, and a clear commitment to every customer’s result.
In this field, small errors can compound into big consequences — whether in kg-quantity scale-ups or milliliter-scale research runs. The markets we serve expect us to get the details right, and to back up every claim with evidence, not just words. Our approach with Tetrahydroxydiboron means fewer unknown variables, more predictable reaction outcomes, and an ongoing relationship grounded in technical transparency and real-world results.