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67398

Sodium nitrite

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

E250

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Linear Formula:
NaNO2
CAS Number:
7632-00-0
Molecular Weight:
69.00
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329760574
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
EC Number:
231-555-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011118

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InChI key

LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Na+].[O-]N=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.999% trace metals basis, 98.0-102.0% (RT)

autoignition temp.

914 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

271 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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General description

Sodium nitrite exhibits antioxidant property and is commonly used as a preservative to prevent the chemical and microbiological deterioration of food products.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

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Application

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Sodium nitrite may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in water samples and meat samples using analytical techniques.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Deleterious substance

pdsc

Group 1: Oxidizing solids + Nitrites + Hazardous rank I + 1st oxidizing solid

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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67398-BULK: + 67398-1G:4548173355634 + 67398-VAR:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCN7085
BCCN7084
BCCM2234
BCCL5334
BCCK0948

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Quantification of residual nitrite and nitrate in ham by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector
Talanta, 74(5), 1598-1602 (2008)
Determination of nitrite in waters by microplate fluorescence spectroscopy and HPLC with fluorescence detection
Buldt A and Karst U
Analytical Chemistry, 71(15), 3003-3007 (1999)
Handbook of Food Preservation
Food Sci. Technol., 71(15), 3003-3007 (1999)
Satoshi Kume et al.
PloS one, 10(3), e0120106-e0120106 (2015-03-21)
In the present study, prior to the establishment of a method for the clinical diagnosis of chronic fatigue in humans, we validated the utility of plasma metabolomic analysis in a rat model of fatigue using capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS). In
Rustem F Dautov et al.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry, 40, 36-44 (2014-05-27)
Previous studies in non-human blood vessels and in platelets have demonstrated that under hypoxic conditions release of NO from nitrite (NO2(-)) is potentiated by deoxyhaemoglobin. In the current study, we characterized hypoxic potentiation of NO2(-) effects in human vasculature and
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