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Sodium hydride

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dry, 90%

Synonym(s):

Sodium monohydride

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Linear Formula:
NaH
CAS Number:
7646-69-7
Molecular Weight:
24.00
EC Number:
231-587-3
MDL number:
MFCD00003471
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
eCl@ss:
38100205
PubChem Substance ID:
24853383
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

90%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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800 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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Enabling,

SMILES string

[Na]

InChI

1S/Na.H

InChI key

MPMYQQHEHYDOCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Sodium hydride (dry) (NaH) can be used for a variety of applications such as:
  • preparation of sodium aluminum hydride (NaAlH4), which can be used as a hydrogen storage material
  • a base and a reducing agent for the deprotonation of alcohols, phenols, amides, ketones, and different functional groups
  • a hydride donor that can be used in various reactions such as nitriles, amides, and imines
  • for potential usage in thermal energy storage

Direct intercalation into C60 results in the superconducting material (NaH)4C60.

Pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228,H260,H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - Water-react 1

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

365.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

185 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and heat capacity of materials are all vital properties in the determination of the efficiency of a thermal system. However, the thermal transport properties of heat storage materials are not consistent across previous studies, and
Hydride Reduction by a Sodium Hydride-Iodide Composite
Too PC, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 55(11), 3719-3723 (2016)
Kobra Zavar Mousavi et al.
Mikrochimica acta, 186(4), 239-239 (2019-03-15)
The authors describe the preparation of two kinds of periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs). The first kind is monofunctional and has a bridged alkyl imidazolium framework (PMO-IL). The other is a two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica (BFPMO) with bridged
Complications from dual roles of sodium hydride as a base and as a reducing agent
Hesek D, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74(6), 2567-2570 (2009)
Ti-doped NaAlH4 as a hydrogen-storage material-preparation by Ti-catalyzed hydrogenation of aluminum powder in conjunction with sodium hydride
Bogdanovic B and Schwickardi M
Applied Physics. A, Materials Science & Processing, 72(2), 221-223 (2001)
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