Sodium methoxide

Sodium methoxide
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium methoxide
Other names
Sodium methylate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH3O.Na/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1 checkY
    Key: WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/CH3O.Na/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1
    Key: WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYAC
  • [Na+].[O-]C
Properties
CH3NaO
Molar mass 54.02 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Melting point 127 °C (261 °F; 400 K)
Boiling point 350 °C (662 °F; 623 K)[1] (decomposition)
Reacts with water
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, methanol
Insoluble in hydrocarbons
Structure
Hexagonal
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H251, H302, H314[2]
P235+P410, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310[2]
Safety data sheet (SDS) Sigma[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium methoxide is the simplest sodium alkoxide. With the formula CH3ONa, it is a white solid, which is formed by the deprotonation of methanol. It is a widely used reagent in industry and the laboratory. It is also a dangerously caustic base.

  1. ^ Chandran, K.; Kamruddin, M.; Ajikumar, P.K.; et al. (2006). "Kinetics of thermal decomposition of sodium methoxide and ethoxide". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 358 (2–3): 111–128. Bibcode:2006JNuM..358..111C. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.07.003. ISSN 0022-3115.
  2. ^ a b c Sigma-Aldrich Co., Sodium methoxide. Retrieved on 2022-03-21.