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Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.5%

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Linear Formula:
Na2S2O3 · 5H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
248.18
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

Assay

≥99.5%

form

crystals

impurities

≤0.002% total nitrogen (N)

pH

6.0-7.5 (25 °C, 5%)
6.0-8.4 (20 °C, 10%)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg
sulfate, sulfite (as SO42-): ≤1000 mg/kg
sulfide (S2-): ≤1 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤20 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤10 mg/kg
Mg: ≤10 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/2Na.H2O3S2.5H2O/c;;1-5(2,3)4;;;;;/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4);5*1H2/q2*+1;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

PODWXQQNRWNDGD-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate may be used in the silver staining process of the protein fingerprinted sample in a study.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate: a redetermination by neutron diffraction.
Lisensky GC and Levy HA.
Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 34(6), 1975-1977 (1978)
Fingerprint imaging by scanning electrochemical microscopy.
Zhang M and Girault HH.
Electrochemical Communications, 9(7), 1778-1782 (2007)
Nuclear magnetic resonance in sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate.
Murty CRK and El Saffar ZM.
Acta Crystallographica, 15(6), 536-538 (1962)
Melani Sooriyaarachchi et al.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 5(3), 197-207 (2013-02-28)
Cis-Platin (CP) is a remarkably effective Pt-based anticancer drug, but it also exhibits severe toxic side-effects, including nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. Previous studies conducted with mammalian model organisms have clearly demonstrated that the intravenous administration of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) or sodium thiosulfate
Brooke Bair et al.
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD, 10(9), 1042-1044 (2011-11-05)
Calcinosis cutis is a term used to describe a group of disorders which result in calcium deposits in the skin. These disorders can be separated based on etiology. Sodium thiosulfate has been used to systemically treat calciphylaxis with little to

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