EXHIBIT 32(a)

   CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jeffry N. Quinn, Chief Executive Officer of Solutia Inc. (the "Company"),
certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

      (1)   the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
            period ended June 30, 2006 (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.

Date: August 2, 2006


                                                   /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn
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                                                     Jeffry N. Quinn
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                                  Chairman of the Board

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Solutia Inc. and will be retained
by Solutia Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.