Sodium nitrate
SIGALD/221341 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Chile salpeter
CAS Number: 7631-99-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): NaNO3
Molecular Weight: 84.99
EC Number: 231-554-3
MDL Number: MFCD00011119
Linear Formula: NaNO3
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | suitable for EPA 1621 |
| suitable for EPA 300 | |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001% |
| iodate (IO3-): ≤5 ppm | |
| nitrite (NO2-): ≤0.001% | |
| phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003% | |
| application(s) | PFAS testing |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤0.005% |
| Fe: ≤3 ppm | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP) | |
| Mg: ≥0.002% | |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/NO3.Na/c2-1(3)4;/q-1;+ |
| InChI key | VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 306 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| pH | 5.5-8.3 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O |
| Application: | Sodium nitrate may be used for the modification of natural phosphate for use as a basic catalyst for Claisen-Schmidt condensation. It may also be used in the nitration of benzene in trifluoroacetic acid. |
| General description: | Sodium nitrate is a water soluble inorganic salt that is commonly used in fertilizers. Due to its thermal stability at high temperature, it shows potential as a phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage. |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS03,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-36 |
| Safety Statements | 17-26 |
| RIDADR | UN 1498 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | does not flash |
| Flash Point(C) | does not flash |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 306 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



