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Sodium bicarbonate

ReagentPlus®, ≥99.5%, powder

Synonym(s):

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

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Linear Formula:
NaHCO3
CAS Number:
144-55-8
Molecular Weight:
84.01
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329824613
EC Number:
205-633-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4153970
MDL number:
MFCD00003528
eCl@ss:
38020213
Assay:
≥99.5%
Form:
powder
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agency

suitable for EPA 300

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99.5%

form

powder

pKa (25 °C)

(1) 6.37, (2) 10.25 (carbonic acid)

density

2.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Na+].OC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/CH2O3.Na/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

UIIMBOGNXHQVGW-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda. It serves as a source of carbon dioxide and is used to prepare a variety of sodium salts. It is also an important pH-regulating agent.

Application

Sodium bicarbonate can be used as a catalyst:     
  • To synthesize nitriles from the corresponding aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of sodium sulfate as a co-catalyst.      
  • To prepare coumarin derivatives via intramolecular Wittig reaction of substituted 2-formylphenyl 2-bromoacetates.      
  • In the acetylation of primary alcohols and phenols by reacting with acetic anhydride.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Shay P McGuinness et al.
Critical care medicine, 41(7), 1599-1607 (2013-05-21)
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury occurs in up to 50% of patients and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to discover if perioperative urinary alkalinization with sodium bicarbonate infusion reduces the prevalence of cardiac surgery-associated acute
Somjot S Brar et al.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 4(10), 1584-1592 (2009-08-29)
Infusion of sodium bicarbonate has been suggested as a preventative strategy but reports are conflicting on its efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hydration with sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney
Eric A J Hoste et al.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 25(3), 747-758 (2009-08-26)
There have been conflicting reports on the use of intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of sodium bicarbonate for prevention of CI-AKI. This
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