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CHEBI:176791 - sodium amide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:176791
ChEBI Namesodium amide
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DefinitionAn inorganic sodium salt composed of a sodium cation and an azanide anion. It is used as a strong base in organic synthesis.
Last Modified9 July 2021
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FormulaH2N.Na
Net Charge0
Average Mass39.013
Monoisotopic Mass39.00849
SMILES[NH2-].[Na+]
InChIInChI=1S/H2N.Na/h1H2;/q-1;+1
InChIKeyODZPKZBBUMBTMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
catalyst  A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without modifying the overall standard Gibbs energy change in the reaction.
nucleophilic reagent  A reagent that forms a bond to its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons.
Application:
nucleophilic reagent  A reagent that forms a bond to its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sodium amide (CHEBI:176791) has part azanide (CHEBI:29337)
sodium amide (CHEBI:176791) has role catalyst (CHEBI:35223)
sodium amide (CHEBI:176791) has role nucleophilic reagent (CHEBI:59740)
sodium amide (CHEBI:176791) is a inorganic sodium salt (CHEBI:38702)
IUPAC Name 
sodium azanide
Synonyms  Source
sodamideChemIDplus
NaNH2ChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Sodium_amideWikipedia
22940ChemSpider
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:7782-92-5ChemIDplus
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