Sodium nitrite
SIGALD/S2252 - ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
CAS Number: 7632-00-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): NNaO2
Molecular Weight: 69.00
EC Number: 231-555-9
MDL Number: MFCD00011118
Linear Formula: NaNO2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| autoignition temp. | 914 °F |
| form | powder or crystals |
| InChI | 1S/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2, |
| InChI key | LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 271 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 9 (20 °C, 100 g/L) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[O-]N=O |
| Application: | Sodium nitrite can be used as a reagent in: • In the conversion of amines into diazo compounds, which are used as key precursors to many dyes, such as diazo dyes. • Nef reaction and Abidi transformations. • The C–C bond cleavage reaction in the presence of TFA under aerobic conditions. • The oxidative carbonitration of alkenes in the presence of K2S2O8. It can also be used as a nitrating agent in organic synthesis. It is used in direct C-H nitration, ipso-nitration, and nitration via transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction. NaNO2 is also used as a co-catalyst for catalytic oxidation of alcohols under aerobic, solvent-free conditions. |
| General description: | Sodium nitrite is an air-sensitive and hygroscopic solid with both reducing and oxidizing properties. It is commonly used as a reagent and catalyst in synthetic organic chemistry. It is decomposed by acids (even weak acids) with the evolution of a brown mixture of nitrogen oxides (NOx). |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 25 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS03,GHS06,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H301 - H319 - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P264 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,T,N |
| Risk Statements | 8-25-50 |
| Safety Statements | 45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1500 6.1(5.1) / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 271 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |




