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Sodium tert-butoxide solution

2 M in THF, ZerO2®

Synonym(s):

Degassed and low oxygen sodium tert-butoxide solution

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H9NaO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.10
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

ZerO2®

Quality Level

form

liquid

concentration

2 M in THF

refractive index

n20/D 1.413

density

0.911 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[Na+].CC(C)(C)[O-]

InChI

1S/C4H9O.Na/c1-4(2,3)5;/h1-3H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

MFRIHAYPQRLWNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

ZerO2 products are rigorously degassed with highly pure inert gas providing solvents and solutions (anhydrous if specified) with very low residual oxygen content.

Packaging

The 25 mL Sure/Seal bottle is recommended as a single-use bottle. Repeated punctures will likely result in decreased performance of product.

Legal Information

Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
ZerO2 is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-4.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-20 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Articles

All of the preformed catalysts used in the kit are air and moisture stable complexes in their commercially available form. Once activated by base under the reaction conditions they become sensitive to air. To best enable scale-up success, the use of standard Schlenk technique is recommended.

All of the preformed catalysts used in the kit are air and moisture stable complexes in their commercially available form. Once activated by base under the reaction conditions they become sensitive to air. To best enable scale-up success, the use of standard Schlenk technique is recommended.

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