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|   Name = Sodium hydride
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
|   CASNo = 7646-69-7
|    CASNo_Ref = {{cascite}}
|   EINECS = 231-587-3
|   ChemSpiderID = 23144
|   InChI=1/Na.H/q+1;-1
|   InChIKey = BZKBCQXYZZXSCO-UHFFFAOYAY
|   StdInChI = 1S/Na.H
|   StdInChIKey = MPMYQQHEHYDOCL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  }}
| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
|   Reference = <ref>{{RubberBible62nd|page=B-148}}.</ref>
|   Formula = NaH
|   MolarMass = 23.998 g mol<sup>–1</sup>
|   Appearance = white to grey solid
|   Density = 0.92 g cm<sup>–1</sup>
|   Solubility = reacts
|   MeltingPt = 800 °C ''decomp.''
|   RefractIndex = 1.470
  }}
| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure
|   Reference = <ref>{{Wells5th}}.</ref>
|   CrystalStruct = [[Halite structure|Halite (NaCl)]], [[Pearson symbol|cF8]]
|   SpaceGroup = Fm{{overline|3}}m, No. 225
|   Coordination = Octahedral (Na<sup>+</sup>)<br/>Octahedral (H<sup>–</sup>)
|   LattConst_a = 496 pm
  }}
| Section4 = {{Chembox Thermochemistry
|   Reference = <ref name="NIST">{{NIST chemistry|id=1S/Na.H|name=Sodium hydride|accessdate=2010-06-20}}.</ref>
|   DeltaHf = –56.44 kJ mol<sup>–1</sup>
|   Entropy = 40.03 J K<sup>–1</sup> mol<sup>–1</sup>
  }}
| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
|   Reference = <ref>{{CLP Regulation|index=001-002-00-4|page=340}}</ref>
|   EUIndex = 001-003-00-X
|   GHSPictograms = {{GHS02|Water-react. 1}}
|   GHSSignalWord = DANGER
|   HPhrases = {{H-phrases|260}}
  }}
| Section8 = {{Chembox Related
|   OtherCations = [[Lithium hydride]]<br/>[[Potassium hydride]]<br/>[[Rubidium hydride]]<br/>[[Caesium hydride]]
|   OtherCpds = [[Lithium aluminium hydride]]<br/>[[Sodium borohydride]]
  }}
}}
'''Sodium hydride''', NaH, is an [[Ionic compound|ionic]] (or "saline") [[hydride]]. It is used as a strong [[reducing agent]] and/or a [[strong base]] in [[organic synthesis]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikipedia|Sodium hydride}}
*{{OrgSynth preps|id=36882|name=Sodium hydride}}

[[Category:Sodium compounds]]
[[Category:Hydrides]]
[[Category:Reagents for organic chemistry]]
[[Category:Drying agents]]

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