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71210

Sodium ethoxide

≥95% (T), powder, technical

Synonym(s):

Sodium ethylate

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2ONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
68.05
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
205-487-5
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3593646
Assay:
≥95% (T)
Form:
powder
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Product Name

Sodium ethoxide, technical, ≥95% (T)

InChI key

QDRKDTQENPPHOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2H5O.Na/c1-2-3;/h2H2,1H3;/q-1;+1

SMILES string

[Na+].CC[O-]

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

technical

assay

≥95% (T)

form

powder

impurities

~2% Na2CO3 and NaOH

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Application

Sodium ethoxide may be used as a base for the palladium catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl halides and alkenylboranes to synthesize arylated (E)-alkenes.
Sodium ethoxide may be used for the preparation of tricarbonylchloro(glycinato)ruthenium(II) (CORM-3).

General description

Sodium ethoxide (Sodium ethylate) is a sodium alkoxide. It has been synthesized by reacting sodium with ethanol. It undergoes decomposition in the presence of water to afford ethanol and sodium hydroxide. It is widely employed as a strong base in organic synthesis studies.
Sodium ethoxide is an alkoxide salt mainly used as a strong base in organic reactions such as deprotonation, dehydration and dehalogenation.

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Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

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Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

86.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

30 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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Stereoselective synthesis of arylated (E)-alkenes by the reaction of alk-1-enylboranes with aryl halides in the presence of palladium catalyst.
Miyaura N & Suzuki, A.
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 19, 866-867 (1979)
Whitaker KS and Whitaker DT
e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (2001)
James E Clark et al.
Circulation research, 93(2), e2-e8 (2003-07-05)
Carbon monoxide, which is generated in mammals during the degradation of heme by the enzyme heme oxygenase, is an important signaling mediator. Transition metal carbonyls have been recently shown to function as carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) and to elicit distinct
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 997-997 (1994)
Frank Derosa et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 73(3), 1139-1142 (2008-01-11)
Despite over a century of reports to the contrary, sodium methoxide has been found to react with nitric oxide (NO). The reaction, whose final organic product is sodium formate, is postulated to occur via an intermediate O-bound diazeniumdiolate [CH3O-N(O)=NO-] that

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