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Bismuth(III) subnitrate

puriss., meets analytical specification of USP, 71-74% Bi basis (calc. on dried substance)

Synonym(s):

Bismuth(III) nitrate basic, Bismuth(III) oxynitrate, Bismuthyl nitrate

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Linear Formula:
Bi5O(OH)9(NO3)4
CAS Number:
1304-85-4
Molecular Weight:
1461.99
EC Number:
215-136-8
MDL number:
MFCD00064844
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329749024

grade

puriss.

Assay

71-74% Bi basis (calc. on dried substance)

quality

meets analytical specification of USP

impurities

residual solvents, complies
≤0.01% ammonium (NH4)
≤0.5% sub.not precip.b.NH4OH(SO4)

loss

≤3% loss on drying, 105 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤300 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤0.0025%
As: ≤2 mg/kg
Cu: ≤50 mg/kg
Pb: ≤20 mg/kg

SMILES string

O[Bi]=O.O[Bi](O)O[N+]([O-])=O.O[Bi](O)O[N+]([O-])=O.O[Bi](O)O[N+]([O-])=O.O[Bi](O)O[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/5Bi.4NO3.9H2O.O/c;;;;;4*2-1(3)4;;;;;;;;;;/h;;;;;;;;;9*1H2;/q+1;4*+3;4*-1;;;;;;;;;;/p-9

InChI key

OAVDTZZNYFIIGB-UHFFFAOYSA-E

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Selective nitration of aromatic compounds with bismuth subnitrate and thionyl chloride.
Muathen HA.
Molecules (Basel), 8(7), 593-598 (2003)
M Wesolowski
Arzneimittel-Forschung, 28(3), 372-378 (1978-01-01)
A survey is given of the pharmacopoeial preparations of inorganic Bi(III) compounds: bismuth subnitrate and bismuth subcarbonate. The use of these preparations, methods of preparation, qualitative and quantitative assays have been reviewed.
I Mori et al.
Talanta, 35(11), 879-883 (1988-11-01)
A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric determination of bismuth(III) is based on the reaction between bismuth(III) and o-hydroxyhydroquinonephthalein in the presence of Brij 58 in acidic media. The calibration graph is linear over the range 0-3.5 mug/ml bismuth(III) in the final
Z M Orziev et al.
Klinicheskaia meditsina, 81(6), 48-49 (2003-07-24)
46 patients having exacerbation of duodenal ulcer in the presence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) were studied for efficacy of HP eradication treatment which comprised omeprazole (40 mg/day), colloid bismuth subcitrate (480 mg/day) and metronidazole (1000 mg/day) for 2 weeks. According
Agnete Larsen et al.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 97(3), 188-196 (2005-09-01)
Bismuth is used for a multitude of industrial purposes and has partly replaced toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury in e.g. lubricants and shotgun pellets. In medicine, bismuth-compounds have long been used to remedy gastrointestinal disorders; lately in
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