Sodium methylate CAS NO.124-41-4

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Sodium alcoholate is prepared by sodium metal added into the corresponding alcohol. It is hygroscopic white powder. It can decompose into alcohol and sodium hydroxide with water. It is widely used in organic synthesis reactions. In particular sodium ethoxide can be used as condensing agent. Sodium methanolate is a kind of common acatalyst. Because that its hygroscopicity is not as strong as sodium ethylate and its property is more stable, it is easy to control the quality when prepared. Sodium methanolate and sodium ethylate are two kinds of sodium alcoholate commonly used in the industry. The two both can be used as condensation agent and esterifying agent (such as the condensation and esterification of ethyl acetate, acetylacetone, methyl, ethyl malonate, barbiturates, drugs amino acids, glycerol esters); pharmaceutical raw materials and reagents (barbituric acid and its derivatives, sulfonamides, vitamins, antipyrine, chloroquine, amino acids, quinacrine, phenylbutazone, etc.); dye (yellow sand, methyl violet, tartrazine, toluidine, etc.); spices (false ionone, cyclamen aldehyde, indole and the like); grease modified aspect, preparation of fatty acid ester, non-ionic surfactant and pesticides. Sodium methanolate can be used as catalyst for the transesterification of fats. Transesterification can improve grease properties, such as improving grease shape retention and ductility. 
Sodium methanolate can be prepared by the reaction of methanol with metallic sodium in the laboratory. It can be prepared by the reaction of methanol with sodium hydroxide in the industry. The relevant chemical reaction formulas are as follows: Sodium methanolate can be prepared by the reaction of methanol with metallic sodium in the laboratory.