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sodium ethylate

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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They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.

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

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