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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
grade
reagent grade
Quality Level
vapor density
>1 (vs air)
vapor pressure
<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)
assay
97%
form
powder
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
mp
318 °C (lit.)
solubility
water: soluble 1260 g/L at 20 °C
density
2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C
SMILES string
[OH-].[Na+]
InChI
1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
InChI key
HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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General description
Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is a strong base used universally as a neutralization agent in the chemical industry, paper making, petroleum refining, cleaning compounds, and drain cleaners.
Application
Sodium hydroxide can be used as:
- A reagent in the gold-catalyzed selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid.
- A catalyst for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and hydrosilanes to synthesize silyl ethers.
- A base in the Sonogashira-type coupling of aryl halides and alkynes to synthesize ynones.
signalword
Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A
Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
wgk_germany
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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