Sodium propionate

Sodium propionate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium propanoate
Other names
Sodium propionate
Napropion
E281
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.810
EC Number
  • 205-290-4
E number E281 (preservatives)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1 Y
    Key: JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y
  • InChI=1/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-REWHXWOFAH
  • [Na+].[O-]C(=O)CC
Properties
C3H5NaO2
Molar mass 96.060 g/mol
Appearance Transparent crystals
Odor faint acetic-butyric odor
Melting point 289 °C (552 °F; 562 K)
1 g/mL
Solubility in ethanol 41.7 g/L
Pharmacology
S01AX10 (WHO) QA16QA02 (WHO)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H302, H317, H318, H411
P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P272, P273, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P305+P354+P338, P317, P321, P330, P333+P317, P362+P364, P391, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
6332 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Sodium propanoate or sodium propionate is the sodium salt of propionic acid which has the chemical formula Na(C2H5COO). This white crystalline solid is deliquescent in moist air.

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