71690

Sodium hydroxide

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, K ≤0.02%, ≥98.0% (T), pellets

• Synonym(s): ‘Caustic soda’
• 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: 329763439
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: >1 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: <18 mmHg ( 20 °C); 3 mmHg ( 37 °C)
• assay: ≥98.0% (T)
• form: pellets
• technique(s): cell culture | plant: suitable
• impurities: ≤0.0003% total nitrogen (N); ≤0.0005% silicon dioxide (SiO₂); ≤1.0% sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃)
• mp: 318 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: soluble 1,260 g/L at 20 °C
• density: 2.13 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤10 mg/kg; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤5 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤5 mg/kg
• cation traces: Ag: ≤5 mg/kg; Al: ≤5 mg/kg; Ba: ≤5 mg/kg; Bi: ≤5 mg/kg; Ca: ≤5 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; Hg: ≤0.1 mg/kg; K: ≤200 mg/kg; Li: ≤5 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Mo: ≤5 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Sr: ≤5 mg/kg; Tl: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• SMILES string: [OH-].[Na+]
• InChI: 1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
• InChI key: HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is an inorganic base. It participates in the oxidation of glycerol catalyzed by Au/charcoal or Au/graphite.[1] It also participates in solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.[2]

Application

Sodium hydroxide may be employed for the direct oxidation of sodium borohydride, which was investigated by cyclic and linear voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry.[3] It may be used to compose citrate buffer and borate buffers.[4]
It may be used in the synthesis of following compounds:[5]

• alkylaryl amidosulfobetaines
• (3-[ 4-teroctylphenoxyethoxyethoxyethyl] dimethylammonio propane sulfonate (XOSB)
• trisulfobetaines (TriSBn)

Other Notes

Reagent for the decomposition of silicates by fusion[6][7]

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H290,H314
• pcodes: P234 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A
• Storage Class: 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable