Sodium bicarbonate
SIGALD/S8875 - ReagentPlus®, ≥99.5%, powder
Synonym: Sodium hydrogen carbonate
CAS Number: 144-55-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CHNaO3
Molecular Weight: 84.01
EC Number: 205-633-8
MDL Number: MFCD00003528
Linear Formula: NaHCO3
Product Type: Chemical
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This image depicts SKU: S8875-500G
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This image depicts SKU: S8875-1KG
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This image depicts SKU: S8875-2.5KG
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| agency | suitable for EPA 300 |
| assay | ≥99.5% |
| density | 2.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/CH2O3.Na/c2-1(3)4;/h(H |
| InChI key | UIIMBOGNXHQVGW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| pKa (25 °C) | (1) 6.37, (2) 10.25 (carbonic acid) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [Na+].OC([O-])=O |
| Application: | Sodium bicarbonate can be used as a catalyst: • To synthesize nitriles from the corresponding aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of sodium sulfate as a co-catalyst. • To prepare coumarin derivatives via intramolecular Wittig reaction of substituted 2-formylphenyl 2-bromoacetates. • In the acetylation of primary alcohols and phenols by reacting with acetic anhydride. |
| General description: | Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda. It serves as a source of carbon dioxide and is used to prepare a variety of sodium salts. It is also an important pH-regulating agent. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 1, 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| Density | 2.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |