sodium methanolate

An organic compound, CH3NaO, 54.024 g/mol. Melting point Melting point (decomposes) = 127 °C, density greater than 1 at 68 °F, as published. Appears in 1 documented reaction.

verified recordOrganic compound3 measured properties1 documented reactions

Identifiers

Molecular formula: CH₃NaO
Molecular weight: 54.024 g/mol
Exact mass: 54.008159 g/mol
IUPAC name: sodium methanolate
SMILES: C[O-].[Na+]
InChI: InChI=1S/CH3O.Na/c1-2;/h1H3;/q-1;+1
InChIKey: WQDUMFSSJAZKTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Measured properties

Published measurements, each with its source. Two readings of one property are both shown, in the units each used.

Melting Point: Melting point (decomposes) = 127 °Cmeasured · reference compound database; Melting point: decomp. Soluble in cold water. Soluble in methanol. /Solvated form/measured · Weast, R.C. (ed.) Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 69th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 1988-1989., p. B-131; No melting point; decomposes at >50 °Cmeasured · reference compound database
Solubility: Soluble in ethanol, methanolmeasured · O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 13th Edition, Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2001., p. 1544; Soluble in fats, estersmeasured · Lewis, R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 10th ed. Volumes 1-3 New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1999., p. V3: 3261; Insoluble in hydrocarbons and most common organic solventsmeasured · Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 4th ed. Volumes 1: New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons, 1991-Present., p. V2: 45 (1992); Solubility in water: reactionmeasured · reference compound database
Density: greater than 1 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999)measured · U.S. Coast Guard. 1999. Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS) - Hazardous Chemical Data. Commandant Instruction 16465.12C. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.; Dec by water. Apparent density of solvent-free material is approximately 4.6 lb/galmeasured · O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 13th Edition, Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2001., p. 1544; Density: 0.45 g/mL at 20 °C, apparent density (packing weight) 0.60 g/mLmeasured · Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 4th ed. Volumes 1: New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons, 1991-Present., p. V2: 45 (1992); 1.3 g/cm³measured · reference compound database

Calculated properties

Derived from the structure, not from a sample; kept apart from the measurements above.

Molecular weight: 54.024 g/molcalculated · reference compound database; Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass: 54.008159 Dacalculated · reference compound database; Mass of the most common isotopic form.
Polar surface area: 23.1 Å²calculated · reference compound database; Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity: 2calculated · reference compound database; A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors: 0calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors: 1calculated · reference compound database
logP: -4.0195calculated · chemistry engine; Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area: 23.06 Å²calculated · chemistry engine; Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors: 1calculated · chemistry engine; Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds: 0calculated · chemistry engine; Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity: 5.924 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine; Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons: 1calculated · chemistry engine; Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness: 0.2583calculated · chemistry engine; Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

Na Sodium1 atom · 42.6% by mass
O Oxygen1 atom · 29.6% by mass
C Carbon1 atom · 22.2% by mass
H Hydrogen3 atoms · 5.6% by mass

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded: 3
Total atoms, hydrogen included: 6
Rings: 0
Aromatic rings: 0
Stereocentres: 0
Formal charge: 0

The molecule in three dimensions

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The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Reactions it appears in

1 documented reaction involves sodium methanolate, each with a written procedure and a source, and all of them are buchwald–hartwig amination. A few are shown.

Buchwald–Hartwig amination

Buchwald–Hartwig amination · as a reagent

A recorded experiment with its conditions, its yield where one was published, and a link to the source.

All 1 buchwald–hartwig amination records

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is sodium methanolate.

The sources also call it SODIUM METHOXIDE, Sodium methylate, Methoxysodium, Methanol, sodium salt, Feldalat NM, Metilato sodico, Methylate de sodium, SODIUM METHYLATE, DRY, sodium;methanolate, Sodium methoxide, 25% in methanol, sodiummethanolate, Metilato sodico [Spanish].

Structurally related

Nothing structurally close to sodium methanolate has a page here yet.

Seen alongside it in reaction records

Molecules that appear in the same recorded reactions as sodium methanolate. This says nothing about structure: most of them are the bases, solvents, ligands and catalysts the chemistry needed, and they are here because somebody put them in the same flask.

(S)-DTBM-SEGPHOS

C₇₄H₁₀₀O₈P₂, 1,179.554 g/mol.

(1S,2S)-(-)-1,2-DIAMINOCYCLOHEXANE-N,N'-BIS(2-DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO-1-NAPHTHOYL)

C₅₂H₄₄N₂O₂P₂, 790.884 g/mol.

(S,S)-DACH-PHENYL TROST LIGAND, 95%

C₄₄H₄₀N₂O₂P₂, 690.764 g/mol.

1,1'-Bis[bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phosphino]ferrocene

C₂₆H₄₄FeP₂, 474.431 g/mol.

1,1'-(9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(1,1-diphenylphosphine)

C₃₉H₃₂OP₂, 578.632 g/mol.

Where these values came from

reference compound database31293
compound record
chemistry engine
structure perception

compound record.

What this page does not claim

Identifiers are copied from the source record, measured values are reported as published, and calculated values are marked as calculated. Nothing here is a hazard, purity or handling assessment — how the library is checked.