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Sodium aluminium hydride or sodium alanate is the inorganic compound with the formula NaAlH4. It is a white pyrophoric solid that dissolves in THF but not in diethyl ether or hydrocarbons. It has been considered as an agent for the reversible storage of hydrogen and it is used as a reagent for the synthesis of organic compounds. Similar to lithium aluminium hydride it is a salt consisting of separated sodium cations and tetrahedral AlH4- anions.