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Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium nitrate

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Chile salpeter

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
NaNO3
CAS Number:
7631-99-4
Molecular Weight:
84.99
EC Number:
231-554-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011119
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329752261
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Agency

suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for EPA 300

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

5.5-8.3 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

306 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
iodate (IO3-): ≤5 ppm
nitrite (NO2-): ≤0.001%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Fe: ≤3 ppm
Mg: ≥0.002%
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sodium nitrate is a water soluble inorganic salt that is commonly used in fertilizers. Due to its thermal stability at high temperature, it shows potential as a phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage.

Application

Sodium nitrate may be used for the modification of natural phosphate for use as a basic catalyst for Claisen-Schmidt condensation. It may also be used in the nitration of benzene in trifluoroacetic acid.

Pictograms

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GHS03,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H272,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Characterization of sodium nitrate as phase change material.
Bauer T, et al.
International Journal of Thermophysics, 33(1), 91-104 (2012)
Application of natural phosphate modified with sodium nitrate in the synthesis of chalcones: a soft and clean method.
Sebti S, et al.
J. Catal., 213(1), 1-6 (2003)
Trifluoroacetic acid as a medium for aromatic nitration using sodium nitrate.
Spitzer UA & Stewart R.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 39(26), 3936-3937 (1974)
Chen Zhang et al.
Nutrients, 11(5) (2019-05-30)
The polysaccharide isolated from alfalfa was considered to be a kind of macromolecule with some biological activities; however, its molecular structure and effects on immune cells are still unclear. The objectives of this study were to explore the extraction and
Calcined sodium nitrate/natural phosphate: an extremely active catalyst for the easy synthesis of chalcones in heterogeneous media.
Sebti S, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 42(45), 7953-7955 (2001)
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