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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula CH3O3S.Na
Molecular Weight 118.087
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE

SMILES

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

InChI

InChIKey=XWGJFPHUCFXLBL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/CH4O3S.Na/c2-1-5(3)4;/h2H,1H2,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

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Molecular Formula Na
Molecular Weight 22.9898
Charge 1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula CH3O3S
Molecular Weight 95.098
Charge -1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Hydroxymethanesulfinic acid is an organic acid. Sodium salt of hydroxymethanesulfinic acid (rongalite) is widely used in organic synthesis. It can be used as a reducing agent for elemental selenium and tellurium, diselenides, α‐halo ketones, and aromatic aldehydes; yields symmetrical sulfones with primary halides and with Michael acceptors.

Approval Year

Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
X4ZGP7K714
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version