Sodium ethoxide is an alkoxide salt mainly used as a strong base in organic reactions such as deprotonation, dehydration and dehalogenation.

Is ethoxide the same as ethanol?

As nouns the difference between ethanol and ethoxide

is that ethanol is (organic compound) a simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: ch₃-ch₂-oh while ethoxide is (chemistry) the anion ch₃ch₂o⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton.

What is sodium ethoxide used for?

Sodium ethoxide, 21% w/w in ethanol is used as a strong base in organic synthesis. It finds application in various chemical reactions such as condensation, esterification, alkoxylation and etherifcation. It is actively involved in Claisen condensation, Stobbe reaction and Wolf-kishner reduction.