Sodium deuteroxide

Sodium deuteroxide
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium deuteroxide
Other names
  • Deuterated sodium hydroxide
  • Sodium hydroxide-d
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.373
EC Number
  • 237-825-2
  • InChI=1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1/i/hD
    Key: HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-DYCDLGHISA-M
  • [Na+].[O-][2H]
Properties
NaOD or NaO2H
Molar mass 41.003 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H290, H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
0
1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Sodium hydroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Sodium deuteroxide or deuterated sodium hydroxide is a chemical compound with the formula NaOD or NaO2H. IUPAC recommends that the symbol for deuterium should be 2H, although most chemists use the term NaOD. It is a white solid very similar to sodium hydroxide, of which it is an isotopologue. It is used as a strong base and deuterium source in the production of other deuterated compounds. For example, reaction with chloral hydrate gives deuterated chloroform, and reaction with N-nitrosodimethylamine gives the deuterated analog of that compound. Sodium deuteroxide is an ionic compound, consisting of sodium cations Na+ and deuteroxide anions OD (or O2H).