Sodium hydride
ALDRICH/223441 - dry, 90%
Synonym: Sodium monohydride
CAS Number: 7646-69-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): HNa
Molecular Weight: 24.00
EC Number: 231-587-3
MDL Number: MFCD00003471
Linear Formula: NaH
Product Type: Chemical
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This image depicts SKU: 223441-10G
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| assay | 90% |
| form | powder |
| greener alternative category | Enabling  , |
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| InChI | 1S/Na.H |
| InChI key | MPMYQQHEHYDOCL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 800 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| SMILES string | [Na] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | Direct intercalation into C60 results in the superconducting material (NaH)4C60. |
| Application: | Sodium hydride (dry) (NaH) can be used for a variety of applications such as: • preparation of sodium aluminum hydride (NaAlH4), which can be used as a hydrogen storage material • a base and a reducing agent for the deprotonation of alcohols, phenols, amides, ketones, and different functional groups • a hydride donor that can be used in various reactions such as nitriles, amides, and imines • for potential usage in thermal energy storage |
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| Packaging: | 1 kg in steel can |
| Packaging: | 10 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 50, 250 g in steel can |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H228 - H260 - H290 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 11-15-35 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-16-26-37/39-43-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1427 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 365.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 185 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 90% |
| mp | 800 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 26111700 |