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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:11:49 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-19 00:54:44 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB015399</accession>
  <name>Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)</name>
  <description>It is used in food processing as a pH control agent, washing/surface removal agent, clarifying/flocculating agent, oxidising/reducing agent, flavour and flavour modifier, sanitising/fumigating agent, appearance control agent for colours and colour modifiers</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>'caustic soda'</synonym>
    <synonym>Aetznatron</synonym>
    <synonym>Asbestos</synonym>
    <synonym>Ascarite</synonym>
    <synonym>Augus hot rod</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, bead (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, DRY (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, flake (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, granular (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, liquid</synonym>
    <synonym>Caustic soda, solid (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Collo-grillrein</synonym>
    <synonym>Collo-tapetta</synonym>
    <synonym>E524</synonym>
    <synonym>Fuers rohr</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxide, sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxyde de sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Lewis-red devil lye</synonym>
    <synonym>Liquid-plumr</synonym>
    <synonym>NAOH</synonym>
    <synonym>Natrium causticum</synonym>
    <synonym>Natrium-hydroxid, reinstes</synonym>
    <synonym>Natriumhydroxid</synonym>
    <synonym>Natriumhydroxid (german)</synonym>
    <synonym>Natriumhydroxyde</synonym>
    <synonym>PELS</synonym>
    <synonym>Plung</synonym>
    <synonym>Rohrputz</synonym>
    <synonym>Rohrreiniger rofix</synonym>
    <synonym>Soda lye</synonym>
    <synonym>Soda, caustic</synonym>
    <synonym>Soda, hydrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Soda, kaustische</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodio(idrossido di)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide (liquid)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide (na(oh))</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide (Na2(OH)2)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide [usan]</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide dimer</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide liquid (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, anhydrous</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, bead (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, DRY (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, flake (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, granular (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, NF</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, solid (dot)</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium hydroxide, solid [UN1823] [Corrosive]</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium(hydroxyde de)</synonym>
    <synonym>UN 1823 (solid)</synonym>
    <synonym>White caustic</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>HNaO</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>39.9971</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>39.992509329</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>sodium hydroxide</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>sodium hydroxide</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>1310-73-2</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[OH-].[Na+]</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1</inchi>
  <inchikey>HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal hydroxides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is hydroxide, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkali metal.</description>
    <direct_parent>Alkali metal hydroxides</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Inorganic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Mixed metal/non-metal compounds</super_class>
    <class>Alkali metal oxoanionic compounds</class>
    <sub_class>Alkali metal hydroxides</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework/>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic hydrides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic sodium salts</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alkali metal hydroxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic hydride</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic sodium salt</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>alkali metal hydroxide</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state/>
  <predicted_properties>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>Mp 323°</value>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-0.77</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>15.7</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-1.8</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>sodium hydroxide</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>39.9971</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>39.992509329</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>[OH-].[Na+]</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>HNaO</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>1.78</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
  </spectra>
  <hmdb_id/>
  <pubchem_compound_id/>
  <chemspider_id/>
  <kegg_id/>
  <chebi_id>32145</chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id/>
  <wikipidia/>
  <vmh_id/>
  <fbonto_id/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
  </general_references>
  <foods>
  </foods>
  <flavors>
  </flavors>
  <enzymes>
  </enzymes>
  <health_effects>
  </health_effects>
</compound>
