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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula 2Na.O4S2
Molecular Weight 174.107
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SODIUM DITHIONITE

SMILES

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)S([O-])=O

InChI

InChIKey=JVBXVOWTABLYPX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/2Na.H2O4S2/c;;1-5(2)6(3)4/h;;(H,1,2)(H,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2

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Description

Sodium dithionite (or sodium hydrosulfite), an inexpensive and safe reducing agent, which for example enables the reduction of aromatic nitro. This compound is also used to reduce Cr(VI) to Cr(III) in chromite ore processing residue (COPR) wastes containing high available Fe.

Approval Year

1984
110
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Remediation of hexavalent chromium contamination in chromite ore processing residue by sodium dithionite and sodium phosphate addition and its mechanism.
2017-05-01
Patents

Patents

03972886
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03974202
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04053312
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04073786
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04164576
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04284562
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05167949
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Name Type Language
SODIUM HYDROSULFITE
HSDB   INCI  
INCI  
Preferred Name English
SODIUM DITHIONITE
II   MART.   MI  
Systematic Name English
SODIUM DITHIONITE [II]
Common Name English
SODIUM DITHIONITE [MI]
Common Name English
SODIUM HYDROSULFITE [HSDB]
Common Name English
SODIUM DITHIONITE [MART.]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EPA PESTICIDE CODE 78202
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
2K5B8F6ES1
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SMS_ID
100000089083
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NCI_THESAURUS
C45678
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CONCEPT Industrial Aid
EPA CompTox
DTXSID9029697
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EVMPD
SUB23579
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DAILYMED
2K5B8F6ES1
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CHEBI
66870
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MERCK INDEX
m10017
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RXCUI
2056673
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WIKIPEDIA
SODIUM DITHIONITE
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NCI_THESAURUS
C76731
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CAS
7775-14-6
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PUBCHEM
24489
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
231-890-0
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HSDB
746
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SUBSTANCE RECORD
Structure of SODIUM DITHIONITE
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