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Sodium benzoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COONa
CAS Number:
532-32-1
Molecular Weight:
144.10
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
E Number:
E211
PubChem Substance ID:
24871518
EC Number:
208-534-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3572467
MDL number:
MFCD00012463

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InChI key

WXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C7H6O2.Na/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Na+].[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1

grade

analytical standard

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

ampule of 1000 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 556 g/L

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

room temp

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General description

Sodium benzoate is a white granular or crystalline powdered chemical, which can be commonly be used as a food additive or preservative in food industry. It can find applications as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of some rare diseases like hyperammonemia and non-ketotic hyperglycinemia.

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pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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LC25650V
LC22215V
LC21551V
LC18309V
LC13255V

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Pediatric drug formulations of sodium benzoate:: II. Coated granules with a lipophilic binder
Breitkreutz J, et al.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 56(2), 255-260 (2003)
Davidson M.P, et al. et al.
Antimicrobials in Food (2005)
Jia Li et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 18(9), 1567-1573 (2011-05-18)
This study investigated the effect of copper on chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency and on the properties (mainly settling and dewatering) and the composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) when 20 mg/L Cu(II) was continuously dosed to a sequencing
Yue Mu et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 83(1), 130-135 (2011-09-06)
The toxicity of sodium benzoate to trypsin was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy under mimic physiological conditions. Sodium benzoate could unfold trypsin by decreasing the β-sheet structure, which leads to
Sandesh C S Nagamani et al.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 14(5), 501-507 (2012-01-14)
The urea cycle consists of six consecutive enzymatic reactions that convert waste nitrogen into urea. Deficiencies of any of these enzymes of the cycle result in urea cycle disorders (UCDs), a group of inborn errors of hepatic metabolism that often
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