| Identification |
| Name: | 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylicacid, 2-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:3) |
| Synonyms: | 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylicacid, 2-hydroxy-, trisodium salt (9CI);Citric acid, trisodium salt (8CI);Sodiumcitrate (Na3C6H5O7) (7CI);331iii;Citnatin;Citra-lock;Citreme;Citrosodina;Citrosodine;Cystemme;Ional;Natrocitral;Sodium citrateanhydrous;Trisodium citrate;Unifine P 3; |
| CAS: | 68-04-2 |
| EINECS: | 200-675-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | C6H5Na3O7 |
| Molecular Weight: | 258.07 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/C6H8O7.3Na/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;;;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);;;/q;3*+1/p-3 |
| Molecular Structure: |
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| Properties |
| Stability: | Stable under normal temperatures and pressures. |
| Solubility: | 720 g/L |
| Appearance: | White, odorless granules or powder. |
| Usage: | As a pharmaceutic aid, sodium citrate is used to prevent darkening when iron is added to preparations containing tannin. |
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