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Sodium benzoate

≥99.0% (NT), powder, purum. p.a.

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.10
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39024301
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
208-534-8
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3572467
Assay:
≥99.0% (NT)
Form:
powder
Solubility:
water: soluble(lit.)
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Product Name

Sodium benzoate, purum p.a., ≥99.0% (NT)

grade

purum p.a.

Quality Level

assay

≥99.0% (NT)

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤50 mg/kg, Cd: ≤50 mg/kg, Co: ≤50 mg/kg, Cu: ≤50 mg/kg, Fe: ≤50 mg/kg, K: ≤2000 mg/kg, Ni: ≤50 mg/kg, Pb: ≤50 mg/kg, Zn: ≤50 mg/kg

functional group

phenyl

SMILES string

[Na+].[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C7H6O2.Na/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

WXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. On dissolution in water it affords weakly basic solution. It is widely employed as a food preservative and in various cosmetic products. It has anti-corrosive properties. Its determination in fruit juices, sodas, soy sauce, ketchup, peanut butter, cream cheese and other foods by HPLC method has been proposed. It exhibits microbicidal action and is added as anti-microbial agent in various food products. It is a Food and Drug Administration-approved nontoxic drug.

Application

Sodium benzoate may be used in the preparation of various heavy metal benzoates.

Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 121-121 (1994)
Saurav Brahmachari et al.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 179(1), 275-283 (2007-06-21)
Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the animal model for multiple sclerosis. This study explores a novel use of sodium benzoate (NaB), a commonly used food additive and a Food and Drug Administration-approved nontoxic drug for urea cycle disorders, in treating
Andrew G Reidenbach et al.
Biomolecules, 10(1) (2019-12-22)
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) designed to lower prion protein (PrP) expression in the brain through RNase H1-mediated degradation of PrP RNA are in development as prion disease therapeutics. ASOs were previously reported to sequence-independently interact with PrP and inhibit prion accumulation