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SODIUM METHYLATE

Sodium methoxide=Sodium methanolate=Methanol, sodium salt=Methoxy sodium

CAS NO:124-41-4
EC NO:204-699-5

Formula: CH3ONa
Molecular mass: 54.0
Melting point: No melting point; decomposes at >50°C
Density: 1.3 g/cm³
Solubility in water: reaction
Auto-ignition temperature: >50°C
Explosive limits, vol% in air: 7.3 - 36

Sodium methylate is a chemical compound with the formula CH3ONa.
This white solid, which is formed by the deprotonation of methanol, is a widely used reagent in industry and the laboratory.
Sodium methylate is also a dangerously caustic base.

Preparation and structure
Sodium methylate is prepared by treating methanol with sodium:

2 Na + 2 CH3OH → 2 CH3ONa + H2

The reaction is so exothermic that ignition is possible. The resulting solution, which is colorless, is often used as a source of sodium methoxide, but the pure material can be isolated by evaporation followed by heating to remove residual methanol.
The solid hydrolyzes in water to give methanol and sodium hydroxide. Indeed, samples of sodium methoxide are often contaminated with Sodium methylate.
The compound absorbs carbon dioxide (and water vapor) from the air, thus diminishing the alkalinity of the base.

2 CH3ONa + CO2 + H2O → 2 CH3OH + Na2CO3

In the solid form, Sodium methylate is polymeric, with sheet-like arrays of Na+ centers, each bonded to four oxygen centers.

The structure, and hence the basicity, of Sodium methylate in solution depends on the solvent.
Sodium methylate is a significantly stronger base in DMSO where it is more fully ionized and free of hydrogen bonding.

Applications
Organic synthesis
Sodium methylate is a routinely used base in organic chemistry, applicable to the synthesis of numerous compounds ranging from pharmaceuticals to agrichemicals.
As a base, Sodium methylate is employed in dehydrohalogenations and various condensations.
Sodium methylate is also a nucleophile for the production of methyl ethers.

Industrial applications
Sodium methylate is used as an initiator of anionic addition polymerization with ethylene oxide, forming a polyether with high molecular weight.
Biodiesel is prepared from vegetable oils and animal fats, that is, fatty acid triglycerides, by transesterification with methanol to give fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). This transformation is catalyzed by Sodium methylate.

Names
IUPAC name
Sodium methoxide
Other names
Sodium methylate

Properties
Chemical formula CH3NaO
Molar mass 54.02 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Melting point 127 °C (261 °F; 400 K)
Boiling point 350 °C (662 °F; 623 K)[1] (decomposition)
Solubility in water Reacts with water
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, methanol
Insoluble in hydrocarbons

Sodium methylate is a white amorphous powder.
Sodium methylate reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide, a corrosive material, and methyl alcohol, a flammable liquid.
The heat from this reaction may be sufficient to ignite surrounding combustible material or the sodium methylate itself if the water is present in only small amounts.
Sodium methylate is used to process edible fats and oils, and to make other chemicals.

Industry Uses
Fuels and fuel additives
Intermediates
Process regulators
Processing aids, not otherwise listed

Industry Processing Sectors
All other basic organic chemical manufacturing
All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
Paint and coating manufacturing
Plastic material and resin manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade

Sodium methylate is used as a base and a reagent in organic chemistry.
Sodium methylate is useful in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.
Sodium methylate acts as a nucleophile and is used in the production of methyl ethers.
Sodium methylate serves as an initiator of anionic addition polymerization with ethylene oxide, forming a polyether with high molecular weight.
Sodium methylate is involved in the production of biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats.

In recent years, sodium methylate has become the catalyst of choice for many biodiesel producers around the world.
The benefits of using sodium methylate as a catalyst include higher biodiesel yield, lower purification costs and more consistent quality than what can be achieved using caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) or caustic potash (potassium hydroxide).

Widespread uses by professional workers
Sodium methylate is used in the following products: laboratory chemicals and pH regulators and water treatment products.
Sodium methylate is used in the following areas: scientific research and development and health services.
Sodium methylate is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, food products, rubber products and plastic products.
Other release to the environment of Sodium methylate is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).

Formulation or re-packing
Sodium methylate is used in the following products: fuels, pH regulators and water treatment products, laboratory chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures and manufacturing of the substance.

Uses at industrial sites
Sodium methylate is used in the following products: pH regulators and water treatment products, fuels, pharmaceuticals and laboratory chemicals.
Sodium methylate has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
Sodium methylate is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, food products, rubber products and plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.

Sodium methylate is a versatile intermediate used in a variety of organic syntheses.
The reaction process has been proven to be a dependable source of high purity sodium methylate.

Sodium methylate, now available in commercial quantities, is a versatile reagent for organic syntheses.
Formerly Sodium methylate was prepared in solution as needed in the laboratory, and its early commercial applications used the same procedure. But the solvent-free powder offers such advantages that it is now taking its rightful place among the reagents used in the fields of pharmaceuticals, dyes, perfumes, and organic intermediates.
Sodium methylate may be employed either to supply the user's entire requirement of the reagent or to build up the concentration of the dilute solution prepared in the user's plant.

Although very common in the research laboratory , the use of the alcoholates in industry has until recently been limited by the fact that they have not been available commercially.
The preparation of the alcoholate by the user himself is represented by the simple reaction:
In practice, however, the procedure is not quite so simple. Sodium is a reactive metal to be used …

Sodium methylate is also called as Sodium Methylate, Methanol or Sodium Salt .
Sodium methylate is a White Hygroscopic powder used in a variety of organic syntheses.
The compound can be made by reacting elemental sodium with methyl alcohol.
Sodium methylate is also commercially produced from sodium chloride and methanol in an electrolytic process under inert gas.
Sodium methylate substance is a strong reducing agent and reacts violently with oxidants.
Sodium methylate is a strong base,Sodium methylate reacts violently with acid and is corrosive.

Sodium methylate in powder form is mainly used in pharmaceutical industry, such as the manufacture of Vitamin A1, Vitamin BI, Sulfamethoxypyridazine, Sulfadiazine, trimethoprim.
Sodium methylate can also be used as catalyst in Biodiesel Industry.
Sodium methylate can also be applied as edible catalyst and analytical reagent.
Apart from these Sodium methylate is used in;
Agriculture
Colorants
Foods
Optical brightners
Flavouring agents
Aromatic principles
Plastics
Antioxidants
Photography
Silanes/silicones
Cosmetics

Molecular Formula CH3ONa
Molecular Weight 54.01
CAS NO 7124-41-4
Appearance White Crystalline Powder
Moisture Content NMT 0.5%
Assay NLT 98%

The clear, colourless Sodium Methylate in methanol liquid is the most commonly used catalyst in biodiesel production.
Key factors are the good availability on the market and the markedly lower price compared to other alternative catalysts such as Sodium Hydroxide (KOH), for example.
The alcoholate Sodium Methylate is a daughter product from electrolysis of Sodium Chloride and is virtually anhydrous.

Outline Sodium methanolate is one of alkoxides that are generated by methanol.
Sodium Methylate chemical formula is CH3ONa.
Sodium Methylate is strong base that is commonly used in organic synthesis.
Sodium methanolate is often stored in methanol, ethanol or the like alcohol solvent.
Sodium Methylate can generate suspension when it dissolves in ether.
Sodium Methylate can decompose into methanol and sodium hydroxide with water:
CH3ONa + H2O→CH3OH + NaOH
Sodium methanolate product has two forms: solid and liquid. Solid is pure sodium methanolate. The liquid is methanol solution of sodium methanolate and the content of sodium methylate is 27.5% to 31%.

Liquid sodium methanolate is colorless or slightly yellow viscous liquid.
Sodium Methylate is sensitive to oxygen.
Sodium Methylate is flammable, explosive and easily hygroscopic.
Sodium Methylate is soluble in methanol and ethanol, and can decompose into methanol and sodium hydroxide with water.
Sodium Methylate decomposes at 126.6℃ in the air.
Sodium Methylate is not soluble in benzene and toluene.
Sodium Methylate is strong irritant and highly corrosive.
Sodium methanolate can be used as condensing agent, strong alkaline catalyst and methoxy agent for the preparation of vitamin B1, vitamin A, sulfadiazine and other drugs. Few can be used in production of pesticides.
Sodium Methylate can also be used as catalyst in processing edible fats and oils (especially processing lard).
Sodium Methylate is used as analytical reagent.
Solid sodium methanolate is colorless amorphous powder.
Sodium Methylate is sensitive to oxygen, and it is flammable.
Sodium Methylate is soluble in methanol and ethanol, and can decompose into methanol and sodium hydroxide with water.
Sodium Methylate decomposes at 126.6℃ in the air.
Sodium Methylate is mainly used for the production of sulfa drugs, VB6 and VA.
Sodium methylate is a kind of catalyst for organic synthesis.
Sodium Methylate can be used for the production of pesticides and oil processing industries.

1. Sodium Methylate can be used as alkaline condensing agent and catalyst in organic synthesis.
Sodium Methylate can be used to synthesize perfumes, dyes and the like.
Sodium Methylate is also the raw material of vitamin B1, A and sulfadiazine.
2. Sodium Methylate can be used as condensing agent in organic synthesis and catalyst in edible oil process.
Sodium Methylate is also the important raw material to synthesize sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfa synergist and the like.
3. Sodium Methylate is the main raw material used for medicine, pesticide.
Sodium Methylate is also used in dyes and chemical fiber industry.
4. Fatty transesterification catalyst. It can change the fat structure so that it is suitable for margarine.
Sodium Methylate must be removed in the final food.
5. Sodium Methylate is mainly used as condensing agent, strong alkaline catalyst and methoxy agent.
Sodium Methylate can be used for the preparation of vitamin B1 and A, sulfadiazine and other drugs. And little can be used in the production of pesticides.
Sodium Methylate can also be used as the catalyst for processing edible fats and oils (especially processing lard). It can also be used as analytical reagent.
6. Sodium Methylate is widely used in perfumes, dyes and other industries.
Sodium Methylateis mainly used as condensing agent, strong alkaline catalyst and methoxy agent for the preparation of vitamin B1 and A, sulfadiazine and other drugs. Little can be used in the production of pesticides.
Sodium Methylate can also be used as the catalyst for processing edible fats and oils (especially processing lard).
Sodium Methylate can also be used as analytical reagent.
7. Sodium Methylate can be used as condensing agent in organic synthesis.

Product Description
Sodium Methylate is used as an initiator of anionic addition polymerization with ethylene oxide, forming a polyether with high molecular weight. Biodiesel is prepared from vegetable oils and animal fats, that is, fatty acid triglycerides, by transesterification with methanol to give fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs).
This transformation is catalyzed by Sodium Methylate.

Sodium methylate (sodium methoxide) is usually provided in a solution of methanol. The methoxide will react with any water present to form sodium hydroxide.
Therefore, any piping material chosen must also be compatible with methanol, water, and sodium hydroxide that might be present. Fortunately, a wide variety of materials are compatible with these chemicals including most stainless steels.
Materials to be avoided would be aluminum, carbon steel and cast iron which would react poorly to this very basic environment.

General description
Sodium methylate is a sodium alkoxide.
Sodium methylate is reaction with unactivated aryl bromides in the presence of copper catalyst under various reaction conditions has been studied.
Sodium methylate reacts with aryl halides in the presence of a palladium catalyst in DMF to afford arenes.

Application
Sodium methylate may be used as an alkali catalyst for the production of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) from vegetable oils via transesterification.
Sodium methylate has been used in the preparation of 5-(3-azidopropyl) uridine.
Sodium methylate may be used in the synthesis of methyl 2-cyano-lup-3-hydroxy-2-en-28-oate (CN-BA), a 2-cyano derivative of betulinic acid (BA).
Molecular Formula : CH3ONa
Molecular Weight : 54.02

Sodium methylate, also referred to as Sodium methylate, is a white powder when pure.
Sodium methylate is used as an initiator of an anionic addition polymerization with ethylene oxide, forming a polyether with high molecular weight.
The main application of Sodium methylate today is the use as a catalyst in the production of biodiesel. In this process, vegetable oils or animal fats, which chemically are fatty acid triglycerides, are transesterified with methanol to give fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs).

Sodium methylate is a solid chemical compound that is either white or colorless in appearance.
Sodium methylate is prominently used in industries as a reagent.
Sodium methylate is formed by removing a hydrogen (H+) proton from methanol.
This substance is also known by the name of Sodium methoxide.

Sodium methylate Physical Properties
Sodium methylate is a colorless chemical compound.
Sodium methylate is mostly found as a powder in solid form.
Sodium methylate has no odor.
Sodium methylate has hygroscopic properties. The specific gravity of this substance at a temperature of 20 °C is 1.1. Refractive index for this chemical substance is 1.3700.

Chemical
Sodium methylate hydrolyzes on contact with water, forming sodium hydroxide and methanol. The reaction gives off lots of heat, which may ignite the methanol vapors.

CH3ONa + H2O → NaOH + CH3OH
Reaction with halocarbons will give orthoesters, such as trimethyl orthoformate from chloroform:

3 CH3ONa + CHCl3 → HC(CH3O)3 + 3 NaCl
If Sodium methylate reacts with an alkyl halide, a methyl containing ether will be formed. This reaction is very useful when making asymmetrical ethers, which are difficult to prepare, such as methyl tert-butyl ether:

CH3ONa + (CH3)3C-I → (CH3)3COCH3 + NaI
This reaction is called Williamson ether synthesis.

Sodium methylate will react with carboxylic acid to give esters:
CH3ONa + CH3COOH → NaOH + CH3COO-CH3

Liquid Sodium methylate，reddish brown viscous liquid，becoming dark during storage.
Sodium methylate is one of the typical alkoxide.
Sodium methylate solution is a strong alkali,its alkaline stronger than NaOH.
English name： Sodium Ethoxide
Alias： Sodium ethylate,Ethanol sodium
Molecular formula： C2H5ONa
Molecular weight： 68.05
CAS： 141-52-6
Physico-chemical property
Appearance：reddish brown viscous liquid，Sensitivity to light.Be dark during storage.
Solubility：Soluble in ethanol,insoluble in benzene。
Melting point：260 ℃
Density：0.35--0.65 g/mL

Technical Data
Item Index
Appearance Reddish brown viscous liquid
Content 18%--21%
Free alkali ＜0.5%

Application
1. As strong basicity catalyst, ethoxylate agent, as well as a coagulant and reductant for organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals and pesticides synthesis;
2. Pharmaceutical products used Sodium methylate are: phenobarbital, butazodine, primidone,methyldopa, tetracaine hydrochloride, eprazinone, aminopterin,, pyrimethamine,horse ampicillin etc.

Sodium Methylate is an odorless white powder.
Sodium Methylate is used as a catalyst for the treatment of edible fats and oils, and in the production of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals.

Sodium Methylate is a routine base in organic chemistry, applicable to the synthesis of numerous compounds, ranging from pharmaceuticals to agrichemicals.
As a base,Sodium Methylate is employed in dehydrohalogenations and various condensations.
Sodium Methylate is also a nucleophile for the production of methyl ethers.

Used for synthesis for various application ranging from phamaceuticals to agrichemical.
Sodium Methylate is also used as an initiator in industrial application.
Sodium Methylate is highly caustic and the hydrolysis gives methanol, which is toxic and volatile.
Sodium Methylate is a chemical compound with the formula CH3ONa.
This colorless solid, which is formed by the deprotonation of methanol, is a widely used reagent in industry and the laboratory.
Sodium Methylate is also a dangerously caustic base.

Sodium methylate is the most widely used biodiesel in the world.
Sodium methylate is an accessory from the sodium collection.
Tons of Sodium methylate used recovers before use. Now making biodiesel safe will get easier and will come with time.

usage areas
Biodiesel Production
Pre/intermediate product for organic synthesis
organic products

Sodium Methoxide is mainly used as agricultural chemicals, partly as dyestuff, chemical industry, biodiesel, etc.

Sodium methoxide methanol solution 30%:
1) Appearance: transparent or slightly milky-white liquid
2) CH3ONa: 27%-31%
3) total alkali: 27.5%-31%
4) free alkali: ≤ 0.5%
5) Na2CO3: ≤ 0.1%
6) H2O: ≤ 0.2%

Reactivity Profile
Sodium methylate is a strong base. Reacts with light metals forming H2 gas, with fire and explosion hazards. Too rapid addition of sodium methylate to a mixture of chloroform and methanol initiated an uncontrolled exothermic reaction between the chloroform and the methylate that caused a violent explosion [MCA Case History 693 1961].
Sodium methylate is incompatible with 4-chloronitrobenzene and fluorinated cyclopropenyl methyl ethers, such as perfluoromethoxycyclopropene. The reactions are vigorous and may initiate ignition [Bretherick, 1995, pg. 191].

Physical State; Appearance
WHITE HYGROSCOPIC POWDER.

Physical dangers
Dust explosion possible if in powder or granular form, mixed with air.

Chemical dangers
Heating may cause violent combustion or explosion. Reacts violently with water. This produces flammable methanol and corrosive sodium hydroxide. The substance may ignite spontaneously on contact with moist air. The substance is a strong reducing agent. The substance is a strong base. It reacts violently with acid and is corrosive. Attacks many metals. This produces flammable/explosive gas (hydrogen - see ICSC 0001).

IUPAC names
Metilato sódico, metóxido sódico.
Natriummethanolat
Sodium methanolate
sodium methanolate
Sodium methanolate
sodium methanolate
sodium methanolate , Sodium methoxide , Sodium methoxylate , Sodium methylate
Sodium Methoxide
Sodium methoxide
sodium methoxide
SODIUM METHYLATE
Sodium Methylate
Sodium methylate
Sodium methylate (NM-P)
Sodium-metilat
sodium;methanolate

SYNONYMS:
METHANOL, SODIUM SALT
124-41-4 [RN]
204-699-5 [EINECS]
213-030-6 [EINECS]
917-61-3 [RN]
Methanol, sodium salt (1:1) [ACD/Index Name]
Méthanolate de sodium [French] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
Methylate de sodium [French]
Metilato sodico [Spanish]
MFCD00012179 [MDL number]
Natriummethanolat [German] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
Sodium methanolate [ACD/IUPAC Name]
Sodium Methoxide
Sodium methylate
27419-20-1 [RN]
Feldalat NM
METHOXYSODIUM
RNTqhDwHL@
sodium and methanolate
Sodium methoxide solution, ACS reagent, 0.5M in methanol
Sodium methoxide, Sodium methanolate