Sodium sorbate

C6H7NaO2CAS 7757-81-5134.11 g/mol

O−ONa+
AlkeneCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H7NaO2
Molar mass
134.11 g/mol
Exact mass
134.0344 Da
logP
0.82Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2
Double bonds
E, EE/Z, in SMILES order

Hazards

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

Identifiers

CAS number
7757-81-5
SMILES
C/C=C/C=C/C([O-])=O.[Na+]
InChI

The InChI we hold for this record describes the parent acid and the metal separately rather than the salt above, so it is not shown here.

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, sodium salt (1:1), (2E,4E)-
  • Sorbic acid, sodium salt
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, sodium salt, (E,E)-
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, sodium salt, (2E,4E)-
  • Sodium α-trans-γ-trans-sorbate
  • Sodium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate
  • (E,E)-2,4-Hexadienoic acid sodium salt
  • E 201

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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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