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Sodium nitrite

ACS reagent, ≥97.0%

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Linear Formula:
NaNO2
CAS Number:
7632-00-0
Molecular Weight:
69.00
EC Number:
231-555-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011118
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329752451
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

Agency

suitable for EPA 300

Assay

≥97.0%

form

powder or crystals

autoignition temp.

914 °F

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

mp

271 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.01%
Fe: ≤0.001%
K: ≤0.005%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%

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

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General description

Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is an inorganic compound that is commonly used as a reagent and catalyst in synthetic organic chemistry.

Application

Co-catalyst for catalytic oxidation of alcohols under aerobic, solvent-free conditions.

Solvent free aerobic oxidation of alcohols with 1-methyl-2-azaadamantane N-oxyl as a recyclable catalyst through phase separation
Sodium nitrite can be used as a reagent in:      
  • The Sandmeyer reaction for converting amines into diazo derivatives, and nitration reaction.      
  • The oxidative C-C bond formation reaction in the presence of oxygen as the terminal oxidant.      
  • The oxidative carbonitration of alkenes in the presence of K2S2O8.

It can also be used as a nitrating agent in organic synthesis. For example, NaNO2 is used in direct C-H nitration, ipso-nitration, and nitration via transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H272,H301,H319,H400

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Sania Bibi et al.
Mikrochimica acta, 186(9), 595-595 (2019-08-04)
A cyclic voltammetric method is described for the determination of nitrite by using a multiwalled carbon nanotube paste electrode (MWCNT) that was modified with chitosan-functionalized silver nanoparticles (Chit-AgNPs). The AgNPs were prepared by one step procedure using chitosan as stabilizing
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 556-556 (1994)
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P J McClure et al.
International journal of food microbiology, 14(1), 77-91 (1991-10-01)
An automated turbidimetric system using multiwelled plates was used to examine the effects of different combinations of NaCl (0.5-8.0% w/v), NaNO2 (0-400 micrograms/ml) pH (4.6-7.4) and temperature (5-30 degrees C) on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in tryptone soya broth.
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 999-999 (1994)
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