Sodium amide
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Sodium amide, commonly called sodamide (systematic name sodium azanide), is the inorganic compound with the formula NaNH2. It is a salt composed of the sodium cation and the azanide anion. This solid, which is dangerously reactive toward water, is white, but commercial samples are typically gray due to the presence of small quantities of metallic iron from the manufacturing process. Such impurities do not usually affect the utility of the reagent.[citation needed] NaNH2 conducts electricity in the fused state, its conductance being similar to that of NaOH in a similar state. NaNH2 has been widely employed as a strong base in organic synthesis.
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IUPAC name
Sodium amide, sodium azanide[1] | |
Other names
Sodamide Natriamide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.064 |
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UN number | 1390 |
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Properties | |
NaNH2 | |
Molar mass | 39.013 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless crystals |
Odor | Ammonia-like |
Density | 1.39 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 210 °C (410 °F; 483 K) |
Boiling point | 400 °C (752 °F; 673 K) |
Reacts | |
Solubility | 40 mg/L (liquid ammonia), reacts with ethanol |
Acidity (pKa) | 38 (conjugate acid)[2] |
Structure | |
orthorhombic | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
66.15 J/(mol·K) |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
76.9 J/(mol·K) |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-118.8 kJ/mol |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
-59 kJ/mol |
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Flash point | 4.44 °C (39.99 °F; 277.59 K) |
450 °C (842 °F; 723 K) | |
Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
Other cations |
Lithium amide Potassium amide |
Related compounds |
Ammonia |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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