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8.06538

Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium methylate

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Sodium methylate, Sodium methoxide, Sodium methanolate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH3NaO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
54.02
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
EC Index Number:
204-699-5
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

≥97.0% (acidimetric)

form

powder

autoignition temp.

240 °C

potency

2037 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
>2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rat)

mp

127 °C (decomposition)

density

1.3 g/cm3 at 20 °C

bulk density

500‑600 kg/m3

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

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

InChI key

WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluations: A study on the cyclization of berberine and magnolol with metformin in the presence of sodium methylate, exploring pharmaceutical applications. (Cao et al., 2017).
  • Synthesis of 5-Acetyl Derivatives of Alkyl 2-Furoates: This research focuses on the synthesis of acetyl derivatives using sodium methylate, demonstrating its role in organic synthesis. (Kuticheva et al., 2015).

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 97.0 %
Assay (NaOH): ≤ 1.0 %

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

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Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

91.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

33 °C - closed cup


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