sodium ethylate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, hygroscopic powder, C 2 H 5 ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

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Example Sentences

For the saponification we employ a solution of sodium ethylate in the cold.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

L. Claisen, whose views are now accepted, studied the reactions of sodium ethylate and showed that if sodium ethylate be used in place of sodium in the above reaction the same result is obtained.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

With sodium ethylate in ethyl acetate solution it forms the sodium derivative of benzoyl acetone, from which benzoyl acetone, C6H5.CO.CH2.CO.CH3, can be obtained by acidification with acetic acid.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Normal results as regards acid numbers, on the other hand, are obtained by saponification with sodium ethylate in the cold, the product being digested with the half-saturated solution for 12 hours in a closed flask.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.