Hydride

Name:
Hydride
Detailed information:
An inorganic compound of hydrogen with another element. Some are ionic and others are covalent. Hydrides may be either binary or complex; the latter are transition-metal complexes, e.g., carbonyl hydrides and cyclopentadienyl hydrides. Most common are hydrides of sodium, lithium, aluminum, boron, etc.

Hazard:

Flammable, dangerous fire risk, react violently with water and oxidizing agents. Irritant.

See Lithium Aluminum Hydride; Sodium Borohydride.