Sodium fluoride
SIGALD/01148 - puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 98.5-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)
CAS Number: 7681-49-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): FNa
Molecular Weight: 41.99
EC Number: 231-667-8
MDL Number: MFCD00003524
Linear Formula: NaF
Product Type: Chemical
anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg |
sulfate (SO42-): ≤200 mg/kg | |
assay | 98.5-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance) |
cation traces | Fe: ≤50 mg/kg |
form | powder |
grade | puriss. |
impurities | acidity or alkalinity, complies |
organic volatile impurities, complies (GC) | |
residual solvents, complies | |
≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb) | |
≤0.1% free alkali (as NaOH) | |
≤0.2% free acid (as HF) | |
≤0.2% sodium hexafluorosilicate (Na2SiF6) | |
InChI | 1S/FH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
InChI key | PUZPDOWCWNUUKD-UHFFFAOYSA |
loss | ≤0.5% loss on drying, 150 °C |
mp | 993 °C (lit.) |
quality | meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP |
Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
SMILES string | [F-].[Na+] |
suitability | complies for appearance of solution |
vapor pressure | 1.4 mmHg ( 0 °C) |
Application: | Sodium fluoride may be employed as fluorination agent in the synthesis of aromatic and aliphatic fluorides, via metathesis. It may be used to prepare the lysis buffer. |
General description: | Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a metallic halide. It has been reported as dental caries preventive agent. It is the most widely employed preservative for glucose in blood. It has been reported to stabilize hepatic microsomal glucose-6-P phosphohydrolase enzyme. |
Symbol | ![]() |
Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H301 - H315 - H319 |
Precautionary statements | P301 + P310 + P330 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
Hazard Codes | T |
Risk Statements | 25-32-36/38 |
Safety Statements | 22-36-45 |
RIDADR | UN 1690 6.1 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH032 |
Purity | 98.5-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance) |
mp | 993 °C (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352300 |