DITHIONIC ACID

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Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	H2O6S2
Molecular Weight	162.142
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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SMILES

OS(=O)(=O)S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=RMGVZKRVHHSUIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/H2O6S2/c1-7(2,3)8(4,5)6/h(H,1,2,3)(H,4,5,6)

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Molecular Formula	H2O6S2
Molecular Weight	162.142
Charge	0
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Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: http://krc.cecri.res.in/ro_2007/030-2007.pdf | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/j100143a042 | https://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S0365110X56000334

Sodium dithionate is a very stable inorganic compound, which is not oxidized by permanganate, dichromate or bromine. The use of sodium dithionate is being criticized for the formation of non-environment friendly decomposition products such as sulphite, sulphate, thiosulphate and toxic sulphur.

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Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 22:08:38 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 22:08:38 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	9MP5KH5623
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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