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Linear Formula:
CH3ONa
CAS Number:
124-41-4
Molecular Weight:
54.02
Beilstein:
3592982
MDL number:
MFCD00012179
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
NACRES:
NA.22
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grade

derivatization grade ((GC derivatization))

Quality Level

100

form

liquid

concentration

0.48-0.52 M
0.5 M

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

density

0.805-0.817 g/mL at 20 °C

SMILES string

[Na+].C[O-]

InChI

1S/CH3O.Na/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Sodium methoxide may be used as a derivatization reagent to enhance the sensitivity of detection for the subsequent determination of organonitrogen herbicides and fungicide analytes in food samples, and bound fatty acids from acylglycerols, alkylacylglycerols, galactosyldiacylglycerols, glycerophospholipids, and sterol esters by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 1

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCB7717

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