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13447

Sodium nitrite

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 250, 99-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)

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Linear Formula:
NaNO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
69.00
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-555-9
MDL number:
Assay:
99-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)
Form:
solid
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grade

puriss.

assay

99-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)

form

solid

autoignition temp.

914 °F

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 250

impurities

acidity or alcalinity, in accordance, residual solvents, complies, ≤0.001% heavy metals (as Pb)

loss

≤0.2% loss on drying, 4 h (on silica gel), ≤0.25% loss on drying (on vacuum)

mp

271 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤2 mg/kg, Ca: ≤50 mg/kg, Hg: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤4 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Combined effect of NaNO2 and NaCl on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in tryptone soya broth has been evaluated using automated turbidimetric system. Its carcinogenic effects have been examined in F-344 rats.

Application

Sodium nitrite has been used for the quantitative determination of nitrite in culture medium. It may be used in the preparation of isopropyl nitrite, via reaction with isope alcohol.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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