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Sodium methoxide solution

0.5 M(0.5 N) in methanol, solution, ACS reagent grade

• Synonym(s): Sodium methylate
• Linear Formula: CH₃ONa
• CAS Number: 124-41-4
• Molecular Weight: 54.02
• NACRES: NA.21
• PubChem Substance ID: 24865160
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• MDL number: MFCD00012179
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3592982
• Grade: ACS reagent
• Form: liquid

Properties

• Product Name: Sodium methoxide solution, ACS reagent, 0.5 M CH₃ONa in methanol (0.5N)
• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Segment: 200
• form: liquid
• concentration: 0.5 M CH₃ONa in methanol (0.5N)
• color: , clarity of solution to pass
• bp: 64.6 °C
• density: 0.809 g/mL at 25 °C
• SMILES string: [Na+].C[O-]
• InChI: 1S/CH3O.Na/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1
• InChI key: WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Sodium methoxide solution is composed of 0.5M sodium methoxide in 0.5N methanol. It is a widely used organic base in organic synthesis.

Application

Sodium methoxide solution may be used in the following processes:

• As a solvent in the synthesis of disulfides from corresponding thiols.
• To extract fatty acid methyl esters by transesterification process.
• Synthesis of (1R,2R,3R,7aS)-1,2-dibenzyloxy-3-tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxymethylpyrrolizidin-5-one.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H301 + H311 + H331,H314,H370
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 1
• target_organs: Eyes,Central nervous system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• flash_point_f: 51.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 11.0 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter