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Sodium hydroxide

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., K ≤0.02%, ≥98%, pellets

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
1310-73-2
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003548
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753547
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

200

Agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

Assay

≥98%

form

pellets

technique(s)

titration: suitable

impurities

≤0.0003% total nitrogen (N)
≤0.0005% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤1% Na2CO3

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1260 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤10 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg
silicate (as SiO2): ≤10 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤30 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg
As: ≤1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Hg: ≤0.05 mg/kg
K: ≤200 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤2 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

storage temp.

15-25°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 is an inorganic base. It participates in the oxidation of glycerol, catalyzed by Au/charcoal or Au/graphite. It also participates in solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.

Application

Sodium hydroxide may be employed for determination of specific surface area of colloidal silica, via titration. It may be employed for direct oxidation of sodium borohydride, which was investigated by cyclic and linear voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry. It may be used to compose citrate buffer and borate buffers.
It may be used in the synthesis of following compounds:
  • alkylaryl amidosulfobetaines
  • (3 -[4-teroctylphenoxyethoxyethoxyethyl] dimethylammonio propane sulfonate (XOSB)
  • trisulfobetaines (TriSBn)

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314

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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Chemoselective, solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.
Raston CL and Scott JL.
Green Chemistry, 2(2), 49-52 (2000)
Kinetics of sodium borohydride direct oxidation and oxygen reduction in sodium hydroxide electrolyte: Part I. BH4- electro-oxidation on Au and Ag catalysts.
Chatenet M, et al.
Electrochimica Acta, 51(25), 5459-5467 (2006)
M A Roberts et al.
Analytical chemistry, 69(11), 2035-2042 (1997-06-01)
This report describes a UV laser photoablation method for the production of miniaturized liquid-handling systems on polymer substrate chips. The fabrication of fluid channel and reservoir networks is accomplished by firing 200 mJ pulses from an UV excimer laser at
Silvio Carrettin et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (7)(7), 696-697 (2002-07-18)
Glycerol is oxidised to glyceric acid with 100% selectivity using either 1% Au/charcoal or 1% Au/graphite catalyst under mild reaction conditions (60 degrees C, 3 h, water as solvent).
Determination of specific surface area of colloidal silica by titration with sodium hydroxide.
Sears Jr GW.
Analytical Chemistry, 28(12), 1981-1983 (1956)
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