C2H5NaO
68.05 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Sodium ethoxide
CAS141-52-6EC205-487-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
organic synthesis and nucleophilic reagent
Sodium ethoxide is an organic monosodium salt containing an ethoxide counterion. It is commonly employed as a nucleophilic reagent in organic synthesis.
organic synthesisnucleophilic reagent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H251Self-heating; may catch fire
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H228Flammable solid
H318Causes serious eye damage
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Sodium ethoxide (CAS 141-52-6) is 2905.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2905.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2905 19 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium ethanolate
InChIKey
QDRKDTQENPPHOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC[O-].[Na+]
Synonyms (9)
- Caustic alcohol
- Ethanol, sodium salt
- Ethoxysodium
- Ethyl alcohol, sodium salt
- SODIUM ETHANOLATE
- Sodium Ethoxide (>85%)
- Sodium ethoxide
- Sodium ethylate
- natrium ethanolate
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