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217581

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Barium nitrate

ACS reagent, ≥99%

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Linear Formula:
Ba(NO3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
261.34
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Assay

≥99%

form

solid

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

pH

5.0-8.0 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

592 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 ppm

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.05%
Fe: ≤2 ppm
K: ≤0.005%
Na: ≤0.005%
Sr: ≤0.1%
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/Ba.2NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/q+2;2*-1

InChI key

IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Barium nitrate can be used as:
  • A catalyst to synthesize 1,4-dihydropyridines.
  • A promoter precursor in ammonia synthesis.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 2

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1


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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Group 1: Oxidizing solids
Nitrates
Hazardous rank I
1st oxidizing solid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

217581-500G:4548173117454
217581-BULK:
217581-VAR:
217581-100G:4548173117447
217581-5G:4548173117461


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Thermal decomposition of bulk and supported barium nitrate.
Bardwell CJ, et al.
Thermochimica Acta, 613, 94-99 (2015)
Facile Synthesis and Antibacterial, Antitubercular, and Anticancer Activities of Novel 1, 4-Dihydropyridines
Sirisha K, et al.
Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim), 343, 342-352 (2010)
Guo-Hong Li et al.
Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue, 28(2), 352-357 (2007-05-11)
PACls with different concentrations were prepared by adding sodium carbonate powder into AlCl13 solution. Medium concentration and high Al13 content of PACl was chosen to carry out Al13 separation processes. The influences of SO4/Al molar ratio and the initial total
G G Liu et al.
Journal of environmental sciences (China), 13(1), 75-78 (2001-10-10)
In this paper, the effect of Ba(NO3)2 on the efficiency of sulfur fixation of calcium oxide during coal combustion was studied. The results showed that addition of barium nitrate to the CaO can enhance the sulfur removal rate of CaO
[Comparative toxicity of various barium compounds].
T A Akinfieva et al.
Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevaniia, (6)(6), 45-46 (1984-06-01)

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