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sodium nitrite

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sodium nitrite

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Also known as nitrous acid, sodium salt

chemical compound

OverviewAI-generated

Sodium nitrite is a chemical compound with the formula NaNO₂. Its molecular mass is listed as 68.982673, while another source records a weight of 68.995. The compound has a charge of 0 and contains three hydrogen bond acceptors, with no hydrogen bond donors. Its topological polar surface area is 52.5.

The canonical SMILES representation for sodium nitrite is N(=O)[O-].[Na+]. A search for sodium nitrite in PubMed yields 5,596 results. The subject is referenced by 400 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, PubChem, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Chemical data

Formula
NNaO2
Molecular weight
68.995 g/mol
IUPAC name
sodium nitrite
SMILES
N(=O)[O-].[Na+]
InChIKey
LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area
52.5 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Research

5,596 papers

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Wikidata facts

Has part
oxygen
Mass
68.982673
Image
Sodium nitrite crystals.jpg
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legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
chemical formula
NaNO₂
Commons category
Sodium nitrite
canonical SMILES
N(=O)[O-].[Na+]
subject has role
essential medicine
different from
sodium nitrate
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

Unit cell of sodium nitrite under standard conditions

Sodium nitrite

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