Sodium benzoate

C7H5NaO2CAS 532-32-1144.10 g/mol

O−ONa+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H5NaO2
Molar mass
144.10 g/mol
Exact mass
144.0187 Da
Melting point
above 300 °C
logP
1.00Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
532-32-1
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1.[Na+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • Benzoic acid, sodium salt (1:1)
  • Benzoic acid, sodium salt
  • Antimol
  • Benzoate of soda
  • Sobenate
  • E 211
  • Fuminaru
  • Purox S
  • E 221
  • E 221 (Nucleating agent)
  • Microcare SB
  • Probenz
  • FZ 001
  • NB 3010C

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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