Sodium
ALDRICH/71172 - in kerosene, pieces (large), ≥99.8% (sodium basis)
Synonym: Sodium metal
CAS Number: 7440-23-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Na
Molecular Weight: 22.99
MDL Number: MFCD00085307
Linear Formula: Na
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride, bromide (as Cl)-: ≤20 mg/kg |
| assay | ≥99.8% (sodium basis) |
| bp | 883 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤400 mg/kg |
| K: ≤300 mg/kg | |
| form | pieces (large) |
| InChI | 1S/Na |
| InChI key | KEAYESYHFKHZAL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 97.8 °C (lit.) |
| quality | in kerosene |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: reductant |
| resistivity | 4.69 μΩ-cm, 20°C |
| SMILES string | [Na] |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 440 °C) |
| Application: | Sodium metal (in kerosene) has been used in the electrochemical reformation of levulinic acid to form 5-acetyl-2,9-decanedione. It may be used as a drying agent for the purification of tetrahydrofuran (THF). |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |      GHS02,GHS05,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H260 - H304 - H314 - H336 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P231 + P232 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 14/15-34-65 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-26-36/37/39-43-45-60 |
| RIDADR | UN 1428 4.3 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 |
| Purity | ≥99.8% (sodium basis) |
| bp | 883 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 97.8 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |