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Sodium tetraborate decahydrate

ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Borax decahydrate, Sodium borate decahydrate

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Linear Formula:
Na2B4O7 · 10H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
381.37
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Agency

suitable for SM 4500 - NH3

vapor pressure

0.213 hPa ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.5%

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble matter

pH

9.15-9.20 (25 °C, 0.01 M in solution)

density

1.73 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Fe: ≤5 ppm
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]B1Ob2ob([O-])ob(O1)o2

InChI

1S/B4O7.2Na.10H2O/c5-1-7-3-9-2(6)10-4(8-1)11-3;;;;;;;;;;;;/h;;;10*1H2/q-2;2*+1;;;;;;;;;;

InChI key

CDMADVZSLOHIFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate is a naturally occurring material used as a catalyst or additive for many organic transformations such as Nef reaction, Knoevenagel condensation, substitution, addition, selective methylation of vicinal diols, and desilylation of trimethylsilyl alkynones.

Application

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate can be used as a catalyst in the:
  • Regioselective thiolysis of 1,2-epoxides by using thiols to synthesize β-hydroxy sulfides.
  • Hetero-Michael addition of thiols with electron-deficient olefins to synthesize corresponding β-adducts.
  • Solvent-free Biginelli reaction to synthesize 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones.
It can also be used as an additive to prepare polypyrrole-borax composites with high dielectric properties.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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