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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
grade
anhydrous
Quality Level
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
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
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Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Redi-Dri™ prevents hygroscopic powders, such as inorganic salts, from absorbing moisture and forming clumps, leaving the salts free-flowing every time.