Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(3)

Key Documents

13479

Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
Na2S2O3 · 5H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
248.18
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

Agency

suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for ISO 25101

grade

puriss.

Assay

99.0-100.5% (USP, dry basis)
99.0-101.0% (EP)

form

crystalline

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP

impurities

residual solvents, complies
≤0.0005% heavy metals (as Pb)

loss

32-37% loss on drying, 16 h (vacuum)

pH

6.0-8.4 (20 °C, 10%)

anion traces

sulfate, sulfite (as SO42-): ≤2000 mg/kg
sulfide (S2-): in accordance

cation traces

As: ≤3 mg/kg
Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution

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

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Customers Also Viewed

Fingerprint imaging by scanning electrochemical microscopy.
Zhang M and Girault HH.
Electrochemical Communications, 9(7), 1778-1782 (2007)
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)
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, 4(9), 960-967 (2012-07-31)
The anticancer drug cis-platin (CP) is widely used to treat patients, but it is also associated with significant side effects, including nephrotoxicity. Given that this metallodrug is intravenously (iv) administered, its biotransformations in the bloodstream are likely to be involved
Fengbo Xie et al.
The Analyst, 137(6), 1343-1350 (2012-01-05)
Nephrotoxicity is one of the major concerns for anticancer drug safety because most drugs are metabolized and excreted by the kidneys. Convenient tools able to perform rapid in vitro cytotoxicity analysis and identify drug side effects in kidney cells during

Related Content

FAS, or 'forever chemicals,' persist in the environment and pose risks to human health. Discover our environmental monitoring tools for PFAS quantification, aiding researchers, regulators, and labs in testing for PFAS.

FAS, or 'forever chemicals,' persist in the environment and pose risks to human health. Discover our environmental monitoring tools for PFAS quantification, aiding researchers, regulators, and labs in testing for PFAS.

FAS, or 'forever chemicals,' persist in the environment and pose risks to human health. Discover our environmental monitoring tools for PFAS quantification, aiding researchers, regulators, and labs in testing for PFAS.

FAS, or 'forever chemicals,' persist in the environment and pose risks to human health. Discover our environmental monitoring tools for PFAS quantification, aiding researchers, regulators, and labs in testing for PFAS.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service