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Sodium sulfide

Synonym(s):

Disodium sulfide

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Linear Formula:
Na2S
CAS Number:
1313-82-2
Molecular Weight:
78.04
EC Number:
215-211-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003498
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24865451
NACRES:
NA.23

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: sodium

mp

950 °C (lit.)

density

1.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Na]S[Na]

InChI

1S/2Na.S

InChI key

CXPWOVUZRAFMDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Anhydrous sodium sulfide 98% is a chemical compound that appears as a yellow-to-white, crystalline solid with a strong odor of hydrogen sulfide. It is a highly reactive inorganic chalcogenide that acts as a reducing agent, making it an essential reagent in many chemical processes. Anhydrous sodium sulfide decomposes in water and forms an alkaline solution. Our anhydrous sodium sulfide is rigorously dried for use in applications sensitive to moisture or water.

Application

Anhydrous sodium sulfide 98% is commonly used in the pulp and paper industry for the manufacture of paper products. It is used as a bleaching agent and for the removal of lignin from wood pulp. In the textile industry, it is used as a dyeing agent for cotton and wool fibers. In the leather industry, anhydrous sodium sulfide 98% is used for the removal of hair and feathers from animal hides, and as a tanning agent. Additionally, it is used in the production of sulfur dyes, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. Its reducing properties also make it useful in the synthesis of organic compounds, such as thioesters and thioketones. Anhydrous sodium sulfide 98% is also widely used in mineral floatation processes, where it helps separate valuable minerals from their ores.

Features and Benefits

  • Quality Guaranteed - Quality-tested to be 98% pure for consistent results.
  • Available to scale up: bulk and pilot scale

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Supplementary Hazards

EUH031

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Infusion of sodium sulfide improves myocardial and
endothelial function in a canine model of cardiopulmonary
bypass
Szabo C, et al.
Critical Care, 11(2) (2007)
Synthesis of thiamono-and thiabicyclanes from sodium sulfide and methanethiolate
Baeva LA, et al.
Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, 45(10), 1197-1201 (2009)
Xing H Xu et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 150, 144-150 (2014-04-01)
In this study, immunological and histological responses of the crab Charybdis japonica to sulfide stress were investigated. The 24, 48, 72, and 96-h LC50 values of Na2S were 6.634, 4.703, 3.886, and 2.190 mM, respectively. Based on these results, the
Callum S Foden et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 370(6518), 865-869 (2020-11-14)
Peptide biosynthesis is performed by ribosomes and several other classes of enzymes, but a simple chemical synthesis may have created the first peptides at the origins of life. α-Aminonitriles-prebiotic α-amino acid precursors-are generally produced by Strecker reactions. However, cysteine's aminothiol
Haocong Dong et al.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 12(14) (2019-08-03)
High-throughput production of highly efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution remains a considerable challenge for materials scientists. Here, we produced extremely uniform high-quality graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanoplatelets through the electrochemical-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation, out of which we subsequently fabricated MoS2/graphene
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