Skip to content
trisodium citrate

Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)

EntityQ409728· pop 30· linked from 47 articles

trisodium citrate

Sign in to save

Also known as citric acid trisodium salt, anhydrous trisodium citrate, trisodium citrate anhydrous, E 331iii, sodium citrate, sodium citrate anhydrous

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
C6H5Na3O7
Molecular weight
258.07 g/mol
IUPAC name
trisodium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
SMILES
C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
InChIKey
HRXKRNGNAMMEHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
Polar surface area
141 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
7
Formal charge
0

via PubChem

~4 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Trisodium citrate is a chemical compound with the molecular formula Na3C6H5O7. It is sometimes referred to simply as "sodium citrate", though sodium citrate can refer to any of the three sodium salts of citric acid. It possesses a saline, mildly tart taste, and is a mild base.

Uses

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “trisodium citrate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.