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221465

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Sodium hydroxide

ACS reagent, ≥97.0%, pellets

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

Agency

suitable for DIN 38407-42
suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for EPA 533
suitable for EPA 8327
suitable for EPA OTM-45
suitable for SM 4500 - NH3

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

Assay

≥97.0%

form

pellets

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable
titration: suitable

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds
≤0.02% NH4OH ppt.
≤1.0% 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-): ≤0.005%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.001%
Hg: ≤0.1 ppm
K: ≤0.02%
Ni: ≤0.001%
heavy metals (as Ag): ≤0.002%

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 (NaOH) also known as caustic soda is a water soluble inorganic base with a wide range of industrial application such as titration, dissolution testing and in impinger to remove acidic gases. It participates in the oxidation of glycerol catalyzed by Au/charcoal or Au/graphite. It participates in solvent-free aldol condensation reaction.

Application

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was used in the following processes:
  • Preparation of sodium 3,3′-bis(sulfonato)-4,4′-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA) that is utilized in protein cross-linking techniques.
  • Preparation of electrolyte solution to study the effect of electrolyte composition on the conversion of CO2 to CO by electrochemical reduction.
  • Preparation of CSK (cytoskeleton) buffer for the three-dimensional (3D) slide method of preserving the 3D chromatin structure of testicular germ cells.
  • Synthesis of ZSMs (zeolite socony mobils).
Sodium hydroxide may be employed for the deterimination of specific surface area of colloidal silica, via titration. It 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 prepare citrate buffer and borate buffer. It may be used in the synthesis of :
  • alkylaryl amidosulfobetaines
  • (3 -[4-teroctylphenoxyethoxyethoxyethyl] dimethylammonio propane sulfonate (XOSB)
  • trisulfobetaines (TriSBn)
Sodium hydroxide may be used as a base in titration methods, dissolution testing, for adjusting pH and in the impinger to remove acidic gases.
It may be used in the following processes:
  • Conversion of glycerol to glyceric acid in the presence of gold catalyst.
  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between vinylalkoxysilanes and aryl bromides or chlorides to form styrenes.

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Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

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


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JAN Code

221465-2.5KG:4548173118017
221465-25KG:
221465-BULK:
221465-VAR:
221465-1KG:
221465-500G:4548173118031
221465-12KG:4548173118000
221465-50KG:
221465-6X500G:4548173118048
221465-50KG-PW:
221465-4X2.5KG:4548173251073
221465-25G:4548173118024
221465-CH:


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Selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid using a gold catalyst in aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Carrettin S, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 7, 696-697 (2002)
The First Fluoride-Free Hiyama Reaction of Vinylsiloxanes Promoted by Sodium Hydroxide in Water.
Alacid E &amp; Najera C
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 348(15), 2085-2091 (2006)
Effect of Cations on the Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to CO.
Thorson MR, et al.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 160(1), F69-F74 (2013)
Satoshi H Namekawa
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (83)(83), e50819-e50819 (2014-01-25)
During testicular germ cell differentiation, the structure of nuclear chromatin dynamically changes. The following describes a method designed to preserve the three-dimensional chromatin arrangement of testicular germ cells found in mice; this method has been termed as the three-dimensional (3D)
Light-mediated Reversible Modulation of the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway during Cell Differentiation and Xenopus Embryonic Development.
Krishnamurthy VV, et al.
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 124, e55823-e55823 (2017)

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