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Sodium tetraborate decahydrate

BioXtra, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Borax decahydrate, Sodium borate decahydrate

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Linear Formula:
Na2B4O7 · 10H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
381.37
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
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product line

BioXtra

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.5%

form

powder

impurities

≤0.001% Phosphorus (P)
≤0.1% Insoluble matter

pH

9.2 (10 g/L)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 M, clear, colorless

density

1.73 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.01%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.001%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
NH4+: ≤0.05%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]B1Ob2ob([O-])ob(O1)o2

InChI

1S/B4O7.2Na.10H2O/c5-1-7-3-9-2(6)10-4(8-1)11-3;;;;;;;;;;;;/h;;;10*1H2/q-2;2*+1;;;;;;;;;;

InChI key

CDMADVZSLOHIFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate has been used:
  • as a buffer component in biotinylation assay.[1]
  • in preparation of methylene blue solution for histological staining.[2]
  • as a component of trace metal solution for medium supplementation.[3]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate also called borax.[4] Guar gum based gels crosslinked by borax are effective for wastewater treatment.[5] Borax is used in the preparation of detergents and cosmetics. Borax elicits toxicity in the brain especially in aquatic organisms resulting in edema and congestion.[6]

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Growth and properties of sodium tetraborate decahydrate single crystals
Goel N, et al.
Materials Research Bulletin, 48(4), 1632-1636 (2013)
Borax cross-linked guar gum hydrogels as potential adsorbents for water purification
Thombare N, et al.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 168, 274-281 (2017)
Antimicrobial agents, triclosan, chloroxylenol, methylisothiazolinone and borax, used in cleaning had genotoxic and histopathologic effects on rainbow trout
Capkin E, et al.
Chemosphere, 182, 720-729 (2017)
Differentiation of adipose stem cells seeded towards annulus fibrosus cells on a designed poly (trimethylene carbonate) scaffold prepared by stereolithography
Blanquer SBG, et al.
Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(10), 2752-2762 (2017)
Preparation of glycoconjugates from unprotected carbohydrates for protein-binding studies
Hjuler CT, et al.
Nature Protocols, 12(11), 2411-2411 (2017)

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