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Sodium nitrite

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

E250

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NaNO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
69.00
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

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

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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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.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

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.

PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

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

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

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


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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)
Handbook of Food Preservation
Food Sci. Technol., 71(15), 3003-3007 (1999)
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)
A H Hall et al.
Veterinary and human toxicology, 39(3), 152-154 (1997-06-01)
In 2 separate incidents, 6 patients were poisoned with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in sewer gas. In the first incident, mixing acid- and sodium hydroxide-based drain cleaners in a confined space resulted in 4 poisonings and 2 deaths. Three would-be rescuers
Arjun H Banskota et al.
Phytochemistry, 101, 101-108 (2014-02-27)
The EtOAc soluble fraction of a MeOH/CHCl3 extract of Palmaria palmata showed strong nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory activity against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO production in murine RAW264.7 cells. NO inhibition-guided isolation led to identification of three new polar lipids including a

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