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Sodium hydroxide

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., K ≤0.02%, ≥98%, pellets

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
1310-73-2
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003548
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753547
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

100

Agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

Assay

≥98%

form

pellets

technique(s)

titration: suitable

impurities

≤0.0003% total nitrogen (N)
≤0.002% heavy metals (as Ag)
≤1.0% Na2CO3
≤5 ppm heavy metals (as Pb)

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1260 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.13 g/cm3

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤10 ppm
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.0005%
silicate (as SiO2): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤30 ppm

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
As: ≤0.0001%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤5 ppm
Hg: ≤0.05 ppm
K: ≤0.02%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
Ni: ≤0.0005%
Pb: ≤0.0002%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

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 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.

Application

Sodium hydroxide may be employed for determination of specific surface area of colloidal silica, via titration. It may be employed for 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)

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

30620-BULK-M:
30620-1KG-M:
30620-5KG-M:

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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).

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