本品在280°C真空升华，可溶于乙二醇二甲醚、二甘醇二甲醚和四氢呋喃，微溶于乙醚。在干燥的空气中稳定，在潮湿的空气中吸潮水解。本品是一种温和的高选择性还原剂，在0°C的乙醚或二甘醇二甲醚中可还原酮、醛、酰氯，还原脂肪酸酯，还可还原脂肪酸和环酸的苯酯。

This product may sublimate under vacuum at 280°C,It can soluble in dimethoxyethane ,diglyme.THF and slightly in diethyl other.It is stable in dry air .but hydrolyze in the damp air.This product is a mild reducing agent with high selectivity.It cannot reduce fatty acid ester and acrylic ester,however,it can reduce phenyl ester of fatty acid and cyclic acid ,ketones and aldehydes as well as acyl chloride in diethyl ether or diglyme at 0°C.