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S8875

Sodium bicarbonate

ReagentPlus®, ≥99.5%, powder

Synonym(s):

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

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About This Item

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

suitable for EPA 300

Quality Segment

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.

Legal Information

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


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flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids



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