Sigma Aldrich (SIAL) 10-Q 2010 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AND EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(b)

In connection with the quarterly report of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Rakesh Sachdev, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Rakesh Sachdev

Rakesh Sachdev

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Administrative Officer

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

April 22, 2010

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