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Title: sodium hydride with methanol
Post by: WW4000 on January 19, 2003, 12:47:00 PM

The reaction of NaH with MeOH would give (would it not) Methane and NaOH?

Hope this does not seem a stupid question.

Title: Alcohol + hydride -> alcoholate + hydrogen
Post by: hermanroempp on January 19, 2003, 01:43:00 PM

This will happen:

NaH + CH₃OH -> CH₃ONa + H₂