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Sodium methoxide

reagent grade, 95%, powder

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Synonym(s):
Sodium methylate
Linear Formula:
NaOCH3
CAS Number:
124-41-4
Molecular Weight:
54.02
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3592982
EC Number:
204-699-5
MDL number:
MFCD00012179
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24850111
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

1.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

50 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

95%

form

powder

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

36 %

SMILES string

[Na+].C[O-]

InChI

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

InChI key

WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sodium methoxide is a sodium alkoxide. Its reaction with unactivated aryl bromides in the presence of copper catalyst under various reaction conditions has been studied. It reacts with aryl halides in the presence of a palladium catalyst in DMF to afford arenes.

Application

Sodium methoxide has been used in the preparation of 5-(3-azidopropyl) uridine. It may be used in the synthesis of methyl 2-cyano-lup-3-hydroxy-2-en-28-oate (CN-BA), a 2-cyano derivative of betulinic acid (BA).
Sodium methoxide may be used as an alkali catalyst for the production of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) from vegetable oils via transesterification.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Sol. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

supp_hazards

EUH014

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

91.4 °F

flash_point_c

33 °C

ppe

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Production of biodiesel through optimized alkaline-catalyzed transesterification of rapeseed oil.
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