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Sodium benzoate

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Synonym(s):
Benzoic acid sodium salt
Linear Formula:
C6H5COONa
CAS Number:
532-32-1
Molecular Weight:
144.10
Beilstein:
3572467
EC Number:
208-534-8
MDL number:
MFCD00012463
eCl@ss:
39024301
PubChem Substance ID:
57646852
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

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

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Sodium benzoate ReagentPlus®, 99%

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Sigma-Aldrich

71300

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Sodium benzoate United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

USP

1613564

Sodium benzoate

Sodium benzoate certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Supelco

52451

Sodium benzoate

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

solubility

-

solubility

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

-

Quality Level

300

product line

ReagentPlus®

product line

-

product line

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product line

TraceCERT®

General description

Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. On dissolution in water it affords weakly basic solution. 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 is a Food and Drug Administration-approved nontoxic drug. It can be obtained via acid-base reaction between benzoic acid and sodium bicarbonate/sodium hydroxide solution.

Application

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

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
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Neurotoxicology and teratology, 29(5), 562-569 (2007-07-24)
Sodium benzoate (SB) is a commonly used food preservative and anti-microbial agent in many foods from soup to cereals. However, little is known about the SB-induced toxicity and teratogenicity during early embryonic development. Here, we used zebrafish as a model
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Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 83(1), 130-135 (2011-09-06)
The toxicity of sodium benzoate to trypsin was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy under mimic physiological conditions. Sodium benzoate could unfold trypsin by decreasing the β-sheet structure, which leads to
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Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 14(5), 501-507 (2012-01-14)
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