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Sodium hydroxide

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, K ≤0.02%, ≥98.0% (T), pellets

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.00
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:

Product Name

Sodium hydroxide, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, K ≤0.02%, ≥98.0% (T), pellets

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

assay

≥98.0% (T)

form

pellets

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

impurities

≤0.0003% total nitrogen (N)
≤0.0005% silicon dioxide (SiO2)
≤1.0% sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1,260 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤10 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤5 mg/kg
Al: ≤5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤5 mg/kg
Bi: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Hg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
K: ≤200 mg/kg
Li: ≤5 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Mo: ≤5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Sr: ≤5 mg/kg
Tl: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

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Application

Sodium hydroxide may be employed for the direct oxidation of sodium borohydride, which was investigated by cyclic and linear voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry. It may be used to compose citrate buffer and borate buffers.
It may be used in the synthesis of following compounds:
  • alkylaryl amidosulfobetaines
  • (3-[ 4-teroctylphenoxyethoxyethoxyethyl] dimethylammonio propane sulfonate (XOSB)
  • trisulfobetaines (TriSBn)

General description

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is an inorganic base. It participates in the oxidation of glycerol catalyzed by Au/charcoal or Au/graphite. It also participates in solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.

Other Notes

Reagent for the decomposition of silicates by fusion.

pictograms

Corrosion

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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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R. Bock
Aufschlussmethoden der anorg. & org. Chemie (1972)
Z. Sulcek et al.
Methods of Decomposition in Inorganic Analysis (1989)
Silvio Carrettin et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (7)(7), 696-697 (2002-07-18)
Glycerol is oxidised to glyceric acid with 100% selectivity using either 1% Au/charcoal or 1% Au/graphite catalyst under mild reaction conditions (60 degrees C, 3 h, water as solvent).
Chemoselective, solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.
Raston CL and Scott JL.
Green Chemistry, 2(2), 49-52 (2000)
Kinetics of sodium borohydride direct oxidation and oxygen reduction in sodium hydroxide electrolyte: Part I. BH4- electro-oxidation on Au and Ag catalysts.
Chatenet M, et al.
Electrochimica Acta, 51(25), 5459-5467 (2006)

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