Physical State | Powder |
Grade Standard | Reagent Grade |
Packaging Type | Drum |
Packaging Size | 110 Kg |
Chemical Formula | CH3ONa |
HSN Code | 29051490 |
Sodium Methoxide Powder, SMO.- Sodium methoxide is a routinely used base in organic chemistry, applicable to the synthesis of numerous compounds ranging from pharmaceuticals to agrichemicals.
- As a base, it is employed in dehydrohalogenation and various condensations.
- It is also a nucleophile for the production of methyl ethers.
Industrial Applications: Sodium methoxide 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 methoxide.