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Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium metabisulfite

ACS reagent, ≥97.0%

Synonym(s):

Sodium disulfite, Sodium pyrosulfite

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Linear Formula:
Na2S2O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
190.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

ACS reagent

Assay

≥97.0%

form

chunks
crystalline powder
powder, crystals or granules

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

4.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%
thiosulfate (S2O32-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.002%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/2Na.H2O5S2/c;;1-6(2)7(3,4)5/h;;(H,1,2)(H,3,4,5)/q2*+1;/p-2

InChI key

HRZFUMHJMZEROT-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Other Notes

A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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David W Roberts et al.
Contact dermatitis, 66(3), 123-127 (2012-02-11)
Skin-sensitizing chemicals that cause allergic contact dermatitis do so by reacting with self-proteins such that the modified structure becomes antigenic. The reaction chemistry involved is well characterized, but there are exceptions, such as the occasional allergen sodium metabisulfite. To identify
Ilgaz Akdogan et al.
Toxicology and industrial health, 27(9), 771-778 (2011-04-23)
Sulfite, which is continuously formed in the body during metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids, is commonly used in preservatives. It has been shown that there are toxic effects of sulfite on many cellular components. The aim of this study was
I U Nieves et al.
Bioresource technology, 102(13), 6959-6965 (2011-05-03)
Microaeration (injecting air into the headspace) improved the fermentation of hemicellulose hydrolysates obtained from the phosphoric acid pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse at 170°C for 10 min. In addition, with 10% slurries of phosphoric acid pretreated bagasse (180°C, 10 min), air
Ivana Mara da Costa Machado Matos Carvalho et al.
Chemosphere, 82(7), 1056-1061 (2010-11-09)
Sodium metabisulfite is used in marine shrimp harvesting to prevent the occurrence of black spots. Shrimps are soaked in a sodium metabisulfite solution in ice, which is disposed of in sewages that run into marine canals, creating an environmental hazard.
Jeffrey N Hemenway et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 101(9), 3305-3318 (2012-05-23)
A 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) precolumn derivatization high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) method was developed to quantify levels of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions. Formic acid and acetic acid were quantified by HPLC-UV. Samples of neat and aqueous PEG

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