1.06688

Sodium azide

extra pure, Technipur^®

• Synonym(s): Sodium azide, Hydrazoic azid sodium salt
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): N₃Na
• CAS Number: 26628-22-8
• Molecular Weight: 65.01
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• EC Index Number: 247-852-1
• NACRES: NA.21
• MDL number: MFCD00003536
• Solubility: 420 g/L

Properties

• vapor pressure: 0.01 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Segment: 200
• potency: 27 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat)
• bp: 300 °C/1013 hPa (rigorous decomposition)
• mp: 275 °C (decomposition)
• solubility: 420 g/L
• density: 1.85 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• storage temp.: 15-25°C
• SMILES string: [Na+].[N+](=[N-])=[N-]
• InChI: 1S/N3.Na/c1-3-2;/q-1;+1
• InChI key: PXIPVTKHYLBLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Sodium azide (NaN₃) is an inorganic azide. It is widely used as an active ingredient in automobile airbag inflators. It is also used in detonators and explosives.

Application

Sodium azide can be used as:

• A component of a preservative named azidiol (a mixture of chloramphenicol and NaN₃), which is used in preserving raw milk in the dairy industry.
• A biocide to prevent deterioration of cane juice in sugar industries.

Legal Information

Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS08,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H300 + H310 + H330,H373,H410
• pcodes: P262 - P264 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2 Oral
• target_organs: Brain
• supp_hazards: EUH032
• wgk: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials