Sodium fluoride, Puratronic™, 99.995% (metals basis excluding K), K =100ppm, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

It is used as a steel degreasing agent and a flux. It is used in heat treating salt compositions, tin-electroplating, fluoridation of drinking water, removing HF from exhaust systems to reduce air pollution, and frosting glasses. It has significant applications in organic synthesis including its halide-exchange with acyl chloride, sulfur chlorides, and phosphorus chloride, desilylation of silyl-protected OH groups, synthesis of fluorocarbons (Finkelstein reaction), and also in metallurgy.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Specifications

• Boiling Point: 1704°C
• Melting Point: 993°C
• Color: White
• Physical Form: Powder
• Quantity: 5 g
• Assay Percent Range: 99.9995% (metals basis excluding K)
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water. Slightly soluble in HF and ammonia. Insoluble in alcohol.
• IUPAC Name: sodium fluoride
• Formula Weight: 41.99
• Odor: Odorless
• Refractive Index: 1.336
• Appearance: White powder
• Vapor Pressure: 1.3 hPa (1mm Hg) at 20°C
• Density: 2.78
• Chemical Name or Material: Sodium fluoride

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category	H301-H315-H319
Precautionary Statement	P264b-P270-P280-P301+P310-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338-P330-P332+P313-P362-P501c
DOTInformation	Hazard Class: 6.1, Packing Group: III
EINECSNumber	231-667-8
RTECSNumber	WB0350000
TSCA	Yes
Recommended Storage	Ambient temperatures

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only