English name: Sodium methoxide
CAS:124-41-4
Molecular formula:CH3ONa
Molecular weight:54.03
Property：White powder，odourless，be soluble in ethanol and methanol.Be sensitive to air and moisture,be decomposed into methanol and sodium hydroxide quickly with water.Be decomposed in the air above 126.6℃.Products have a form of the solution compound, but also a form of the solvate。
Physico-chemical property
Solubility： Solubled in methanol and ethanol.
Density：0.6 g/ml
Water soluble: React.
Sensibility: Humidity sensitive.
Stability: Reacts violently with acid,water；Incompatible with chlorinated solvents, moisture and acid.