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Sodium benzoate

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Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COONa
CAS Number:
532-32-1
Molecular Weight:
144.10
Beilstein:
3572467
EC Number:
208-534-8
MDL number:
MFCD00012463
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
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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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.

Sodium benzoate serves as a catalyst in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction to synthesize carbon carbon bond formation.

Application

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

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

Pictograms

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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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Sodium benzoate as a green, efficient, and recyclable catalyst for knoevenagel condensation
Liu Q and Ai HM
Synthetic Communications, 41(20), 3004-3010 (2012)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 121-121 (1994)
Saurav Brahmachari et al.
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
Huey-Jen Tsay et al.
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
Jia Li et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 18(9), 1567-1573 (2011-05-18)
This study investigated the effect of copper on chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency and on the properties (mainly settling and dewatering) and the composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) when 20 mg/L Cu(II) was continuously dosed to a sequencing
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