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Sodium hydroxide

pellets for analysis EMSURE®

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.00
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352305
EC Index Number:
215-185-5
NACRES:
NA.21
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Quality Level

Agency

suitable for SM 4500 - NH3

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

product line

EMSURE®

Assay

≥99% NaOH basis (acidimetric)

form

pellets

impurities

≤0.0003% Total nitrogen (N)

pH

>14 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

1090 g/L

density

2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C

anion traces

carbonate (as Na2CO3): ≤1%
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.012%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.0005%
silicate (as SiO2): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.010%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
As: ≤0.0001%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Cu: ≤0.0002%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
K: ≤0.05%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
Ni: ≤0.00025%
Pb: ≤0.0005%
Zn: ≤0.001%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0005%

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

InChI

1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) is an inorganic source of hydroxide ions that can be used to alkylate phenols, alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones. NaOH can also be used to convert amides into amines, to produce dichlorocarbenes, and in saponification of carboxylic acid derivatives.

Application

Sodium hydroxide may be used:
  • As a deprotonator in the synthesis of nanoparticles of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-94).
  • As a precipitating agent in the synthesis of NiO (nickel oxide) nanoparticles using nickel nitrate.
  • As a pH controller in the synthesis of zinc chromite (ZnCr2O4) oxide powder from zinc nitrate and chromium nitrate by hydrothermal process.

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric,NaOH): ≥ 99.0 %
Carbonate (as Na₂CO₃): ≤ 1.0 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 0.012 %
Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 0.0005 %
Silicate (SiO₂): ≤ 0.001 %
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 0.010 %
Total nitrogen (N): ≤ 0.0003 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤ 0.0005 %
Al (Aluminium): ≤ 0.0005 %
As (Arsenic): ≤ 0.0001 %
Ca (Calcium): ≤ 0.0005 %
Cu (Copper): ≤ 0.0002 %
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.0005 %
K (Potassium): ≤ 0.05
Mg (Magnesium): ≤ 0.0005 %
Ni (Nickel): ≤ 0.00025 %
Pb (Lead): ≤ 0.0005 %
Zn (Zinc): ≤ 0.001 %

Legal Information

EMSURE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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      For all products, we recommend handling per defined conditions as printed in our product literature and website product descriptions. We recommend that products should be routinely inspected by customers to ensure they perform as expected.
      For products without retest or expiration dates, our standard warranty of 1 year from the date of shipment is applicable.
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  2. How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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