Sodium hypophosphite
SIGALD/04434 - puriss., meets analytical specification of BPC63, anhydrous, 98-101%
CAS Number: 7681-53-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H2NaO2P
Molecular Weight: 87.98
EC Number: 231-669-9
MDL Number: MFCD09265474
Linear Formula: NaPH2O2
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤200 mg/kg | |
| assay | 98-101% |
| cation traces | As: ≤2 mg/kg |
| Fe: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| density | 1.77 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | puriss. |
| impurities | ≤0.001% heavy metals (as Pb) |
| ≤0.2% free alkali (as CaO) | |
| InChI | 1S/Na.H3O2P/c;1-3-2/h;3H2 |
| InChI key | SIGUVTURIMRFDD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| loss | ≤1% loss on drying, 105 °C, 2 h |
| quality | meets analytical specification of BPC63 |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[O-][PH2]=O |
| solubility | water: soluble 909 g/L at 30 °C |
| Application: |
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| General description: | Sodium hypophosphite, also known as sodium phosphinate, is a sodium salt of hypophosphorous acid. It is used as a reducing agent for the reduction of metal salts to metals in an aqueous solution. It is also employed as a source of hydrogen in heterogeneous catalytic transfer reductions. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 98-101% |
| Density | 1.77 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |

