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Sodium

cubes, contains mineral oil, 99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Sodium metal

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Na
CAS Number:
7440-23-5
Molecular Weight:
22.99
NACRES:
NA.22
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
MDL number:
MFCD00085307
PubChem Substance ID:
24871915
Assay:
99.9% trace metals basis
Form:
cubes
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Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 440 °C)

assay

99.9% trace metals basis

form

cubes

contains

mineral oil

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.69 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

883 °C (lit.)

mp

97.8 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Na]

InChI

1S/Na

InChI key

KEAYESYHFKHZAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Sodium serves as a reductant for the difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes. It is also used in Bouveault-Blanc reduction.

Application

Sodium metal can be used as a reducing agent in reactions such as Birch reduction.

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pictograms

FlameCorrosion
GHS02,GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H260,H314

supp_hazards

EUH014

Storage Class

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

flash_point_f

179.6 °F

flash_point_c

82 °C

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react. 1

Regulatory Information

监管及禁止进口产品

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Recent advances in the use of sodium dispersion for organic synthesis
De PB
Synthesis, 53, 3180-3192 (2021)
The Use of Sodium Metal in the Birch Reduction of Aromatic Compounds1.
Dryden Jr HL, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 26(9), 3237-3245 (1961)
Andrew Mente et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 371(7), 601-611 (2014-08-15)
Higher levels of sodium intake are reported to be associated with higher blood pressure. Whether this relationship varies according to levels of sodium or potassium intake and in different populations is unknown. We studied 102,216 adults from 18 countries. Estimates
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SKUGTIN
483745-100G04061838253897
483745-500G04061838253903