230553

Sodium ethoxide solution

21 wt. % in ethanol

• Synonym(s): Sodium ethylate
• Linear Formula: CH₃CH₂ONa
• CAS Number: 141-52-6
• Molecular Weight: 68.05
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3593646
• MDL number: MFCD00012417
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648017
• NACRES: NA.21
• form: liquid

Properties

• form: liquid
• Quality Level: 200
• concentration: 21 wt. % in ethanol
• refractive index: n20/D 1.385
• density: 0.868 g/mL at 25 °C
• SMILES string: [Na+].CC[O-]
• InChI: 1S/C2H5O.Na/c1-2-3;/h2H2,1H3;/q-1;+1
• InChI key: QDRKDTQENPPHOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Sodium ethoxide is an alkoxide salt mainly used as a strong base in organic reactions such as deprotonation, dehydration and dehalogenation.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H251,H314,H371,H412
• pcodes: P210 - P235 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 2
• target_organs: Eyes,Central nervous system
• supp_hazards: EUH014
• Storage Class: 4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 48.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 9 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter