Description

Sodium chloride is facilitates the cross-coupling of organostannanes with iodides without using palladium.A white crystalline solid. Commercial grade usually contains some chlorides of calcium and magnesium which absorb moisture and cause caking.Water soluble.Sodium chloride is generally unreactive. Releases gaseous hydrogen chloride if mixed with a concentrated nonvolatile acid such as sulfuric acid.Literature sources indicate that Sodium chloride is nonflammable.