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793566

Sodium chloride

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri, ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Halite, NaCl

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NaCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.44
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-598-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3534976
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Grade:
anhydrous
Form:
powder
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grade

anhydrous

Quality Segment

agency

suitable for GB 5009.253-2016

vapor pressure

1.33 hPa ( 865 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®, Redi-Dri

assay

≥99%

form

powder

quality

free-flowing

pH

7

mp

801 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Na+].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Sodium chloride can be used as:
  • A reagent in the solvent-free chlorination of arenes to synthesize chlorinated arenes in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene as an oxidant.
  • A catalyst for the one-pot multicomponent reaction of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile, and thiophenol to synthesize substituted pyridines.
  • A source of electrophilic chlorine to synthesize chlorinated thiophenes, selenophenes, and benzo[b]selenophenes via copper-mediated chlorocyclization.

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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