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217581

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Barium nitrate

ACS reagent, ≥99%

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Linear Formula:
Ba(NO3)2
CAS Number:
10022-31-8
Molecular Weight:
261.34
EC Number:
233-020-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003442
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
329752203
NACRES:
NB.24
Assay:
≥99%
grade:
ACS reagent
form:
solid

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99%

form

solid

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

pH

5.0-8.0 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

592 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 ppm

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.05%
Fe: ≤2 ppm
K: ≤0.005%
Na: ≤0.005%
Sr: ≤0.1%
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/Ba.2NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/q+2;2*-1

InChI key

IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Barium nitrate can be used as:
  • A catalyst to synthesize 1,4-dihydropyridines.
  • A promoter precursor in ammonia synthesis.

Pictograms

Flame over circleSkull and crossbones
GHS03,GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H272,H301,H319,H332

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 2

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Regulatory Listings

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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Group 1: Oxidizing solids
Nitrates
Hazardous rank I
1st oxidizing solid

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ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

217581-500G:4548173117454
217581-BULK:
217581-VAR:
217581-100G:4548173117447
217581-5G:4548173117461

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Thermal decomposition of bulk and supported barium nitrate.
Bardwell CJ, et al.
Thermochimica Acta, 613, 94-99 (2015)
Facile Synthesis and Antibacterial, Antitubercular, and Anticancer Activities of Novel 1, 4-Dihydropyridines
Sirisha K, et al.
Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim), 343, 342-352 (2010)
The working state of the barium promoter in ammonia synthesis over an active-carbon-supported ruthenium catalyst using barium nitrate as the promoter precursor
Zeng H, et al.
J. Catal., 211, 33-41 (2002)
[Suicidal poisoning with barium nitrate].
Z Kołaciński
Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 42(11), 339-341 (1987-03-16)
G G Liu et al.
Journal of environmental sciences (China), 13(1), 75-78 (2001-10-10)
In this paper, the effect of Ba(NO3)2 on the efficiency of sulfur fixation of calcium oxide during coal combustion was studied. The results showed that addition of barium nitrate to the CaO can enhance the sulfur removal rate of CaO
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