Monosodium acetylide

Monosodium acetylide
Names
	IUPAC name Ethynylsodium
	Other names Sodium hydrogen acetylide; Sodium hydrogen ethynide;
Identifiers
CAS Number	1066-26-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:55387;
ChemSpider	92108;
ECHA InfoCard	100.012.645
EC Number	213-908-9;
Gmelin Reference	174471
PubChem CID	2733336;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50910044 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H.Na/c1-2;/h1H;/q-1;+1 Key: SFDZETWZUCDYMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C#[C-].[Na+];
Properties
Chemical formula	NaC≡CH
Molar mass	48.020 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	1.352 g/cm3
Solubility in water	hydrolysis
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H261, H314
Precautionary statements	P231+P232, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Monosodium acetylide is an organosodium compound with the formula NaC≡CH. It is a sodium salt of acetylene, consisting of sodium cations Na⁺ and hydrogen acetylide anions ⁻C≡CH. It is a derived from acetylene by deprotonation using a sodium base, typically sodium amide.^[2]

HC≡CH + NaNH₂ → NaC≡CH + NH₃

This compound, a white solid, has been characterized by neutron diffraction, which revealed an Na-C bond and a C≡C bond of 127 pm, which is longer than the C≡C bond length in acetylene itself (120.4 pm).^[3] As a reagent, monosodium acetylide has been largely displaced by monolithium acetylide, which can be prepared more easily.^[4]

Monosodium acetylide hydrolizes in contact with water, producing sodium hydroxide and acetylene.

NaC≡CH + H₂O → HC≡CH + NaOH

Monosodium acetylide is used in the Nef synthesis.

References

^ "Sodium acetylide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ K. N. Campbell, B. K. Campbell (1950). "n-Butylacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 30: 15. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.030.0015.
^ Atoji, Masao (1972). "Neutron Structure Determination of Monosodium Acetylide, NaC₂H, at 293 and 5K". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56 (10): 4947–4951. Bibcode:1972JChPh..56.4947A. doi:10.1063/1.1676972.
^ M. M. Midland; J. I. McLoughlin; R. T. Werley Jr. (1990). "Preparation and Use of Lithium Acetylide: 1-Methyl-2-Ethynyl-endo-3,3-Dimethyl-2-Norbornanol". Organic Syntheses. 68: 14. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.068.0014.

[1] "Sodium acetylide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[2] K. N. Campbell, B. K. Campbell (1950). "n-Butylacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 30: 15. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.030.0015.

[3] Atoji, Masao (1972). "Neutron Structure Determination of Monosodium Acetylide, NaC₂H, at 293 and 5K". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56 (10): 4947–4951. Bibcode:1972JChPh..56.4947A. doi:10.1063/1.1676972.

[4] M. M. Midland; J. I. McLoughlin; R. T. Werley Jr. (1990). "Preparation and Use of Lithium Acetylide: 1-Methyl-2-Ethynyl-endo-3,3-Dimethyl-2-Norbornanol". Organic Syntheses. 68: 14. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.068.0014.

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