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Sodium nitrate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

E251, Chile salpeter

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
NaNO3
CAS Number:
7631-99-4
Molecular Weight:
84.99
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329750988
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
231-554-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011119

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Product Name

Sodium nitrate, analytical standard

InChI key

VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/NO3.Na/c2-1(3)4;/q-1;+1

SMILES string

[Na+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.995% trace metals basis

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

306 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 874 g/L at 20 °C

cation traces

B: ≤1 mg/kg

suitability

conforms to structure for Infrared spectrum

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Sodium nitrate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:
  • Ham using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (RP-HPLC-DAD).
  • Human saliva samples using ion chromatography (IC) technique.

General description

Sodium nitrate is a nitrate salt of sodium, which finds application as a preservative in cured meat products for the protection against Clostridium botulinum and other Clostridium species.

pictograms

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GHS03,GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H272,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

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flash_point_c

does not flash

Regulatory Information

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Ion chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of nitrate and nitrite in human saliva
Helaleh HIM and Korenaga T
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 744(2), 433-437 (2000)
Bruce D. Craig, David S. Anderson
Handbook of Corrosion Data, 795-795 (1994)
Quantification of residual nitrite and nitrate in ham by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector
Ferreira OVLPMI and Silva S
Talanta, 74(5), 1598-1602 (2008)
Mun Fei Yam et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 15(6), 4452-4466 (2010-07-27)
The aim of the present study was to verify the anti-inflammatory activity of Orthosiphon stamineus leaf extracts and to identify the active compound(s) contributing to its anti-inflammatory activity using a developed HPLC method. Active chloroform extract of O. stamineus was
Filip J Larsen et al.
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 99(4), 843-850 (2014-02-07)
Nitrate, which is an inorganic anion abundant in vegetables, increases the efficiency of isolated human mitochondria. Such an effect might be reflected in changes in the resting metabolic rate (RMR) and formation of reactive oxygen species. The bioactivation of nitrate
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