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1.06688

Sodium azide

extra pure, Technipur®

Synonym(s):

Sodium azide, Hydrazoic azid sodium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
N3Na
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
65.01
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Index Number:
247-852-1
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
Solubility:
420 g/L
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vapor pressure

0.01 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Segment

potency

27 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

bp

300 °C/1013 hPa (rigorous decomposition)

mp

275 °C (decomposition)

solubility

420 g/L

density

1.85 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

[Na+].[N+](=[N-])=[N-]

InChI

1S/N3.Na/c1-3-2;/q-1;+1

InChI key

PXIPVTKHYLBLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Sodium azide (NaN3) is an inorganic azide. It is widely used as an active ingredient in automobile airbag inflators. It is also used in detonators and explosives.

Application

Sodium azide can be used as:
  • A component of a preservative named azidiol (a mixture of chloramphenicol and NaN3), which is used in preserving raw milk in the dairy industry.
  • A biocide to prevent deterioration of cane juice in sugar industries.

Legal Information

Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.

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solubility

420 g/L

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

-

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

density

1.85 g/cm3 at 20 °C

density

-

density

-

density

-

mp

275 °C (decomposition)

mp

-

mp

-

mp

-

vapor pressure

0.01 hPa ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

-

vapor pressure

-

vapor pressure

-

storage temp.

15-25°C

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Brain

supp_hazards

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials



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  1. What is the percentage of the Sodium Azide?

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    1. The purity of this product is listed on the lot specific Certificate of Analysis. Please navigate to the ‘DOCUMENTATION’ section of the Product Detail Page to access a Certificate:
      https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/mm/106688#product-documentation

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