Sodium nitrate
SIGALD/221341 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Chile salpeter
CAS Number: 7631-99-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): NaNO3
Molecular Weight: 84.99
EC Number: 231-554-3
MDL Number: MFCD00011119
Linear Formula: NaNO3
Product Type: Chemical
agency | suitable for EPA 1621 |
suitable for EPA 300 | |
anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001% |
iodate (IO3-): ≤5 ppm | |
nitrite (NO2-): ≤0.001% | |
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm | |
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003% | |
assay | ≥99.0% |
cation traces | Ca: ≤0.005% |
Fe: ≤3 ppm | |
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES) | |
Mg: ≥0.002% | |
form | powder or crystals |
grade | ACS reagent |
impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
InChI | 1S/NO3.Na/c2-1(3)4;/q-1;+ |
InChI key | VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | 306 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
pH | 5.5-8.3 (25 °C, 5%) |
Quality Level | 200 |
SMILES string | [Na+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O |
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. |
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. |
Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
Symbol | GHS03,GHS07 |
Signal word | Warning |
Hazard statements | H272 - H319 |
Precautionary statements | P210 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
Risk Statements | 8-36 |
Safety Statements | 17-26 |
RIDADR | UN 1498 5.1 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | does not flash |
Flash Point(C) | does not flash |
Purity | ≥99.0% |
mp | 306 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352300 |