CAS Number: 7440-23-5
Formula: Na
Formula Weight: 22.99
Linear Formula: Na
MDL No.: MFCD00085307
Purity: >=99.8% (sodium basis)
Boiling Point: 883 C(lit.)
Melting Point: 97.8 C (lit.)
UNSPSC Code: 12352000
Application: Sodium metal (in kerosene) has been used in the electrochemical reformation of levulinic acid to form 5-acetyl-2,9-decanedione. It may be used as a drying agent for the purification of tetrahydrofuran (THF).
RIDADR: UN 1428 4.3 / PGI
WGK Germany: 3
R Codes: 14/15-34-65
S Codes: 7/8-26-36/37/39-43-45-60
IOD Codes: F,C
Symbol: GHS02, GHS05, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word: Danger
Hazard Statements: H260-H304-H314-H411
Precautionary statements: P231 + P232-P280-P301 + P310-P303 + P361 + P353-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338-P331-P370 + P378