SODIUM DITHIONITE

Possibly Marketed Outside US

First approved in 1984

Details

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

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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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Molecular Formula	O4S2
Molecular Weight	128.128
Charge	-2
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Molecular Formula	Na
Molecular Weight	22.98976928
Charge	1
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28157612

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

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Remediation of hexavalent chromium contamination in chromite ore processing residue by sodium dithionite and sodium phosphate addition and its mechanism.	2017-05-01	28157612

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:02:55 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:02:55 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	2K5B8F6ES1
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

SODIUM HYDROSULFITE

Preferred Name

English

SODIUM DITHIONITE

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