Sodium Carbonate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    497-19-8

    Molecular formula
    CNa2O3

    SMILES
    C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 96.02%
    Sharp 14.45%
    Bitter 14.1%
    Sour 13.93%
    Clean 10.72%
    Animal 10.57%
    Sweaty 10.24%
    Pungent 9.23%
    Cheesy 8.86%
    Milky 8.22%

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  • Properties

    Molecular weight
    105.988 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 856 °C
    • 851 °C

    Boiling point

    • Decomposes on heating by CO2 loss

    Flash point est.
    185.11 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Freely soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol
    • In water, 30.7 g/100 g water at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water at 0, 10, 20 and 30 °C is 6, 8.5, 17 and 28 wt %, respectively.
    • Soluble in water
    • Sparingly soluble in ethanol; insoluble in acetone
    • For more Solubility (Complete) data for Sodium carbonate (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 30 (freely soluble)

  • Synonyms

    • SODIUM CARBONATE
    • 497-19-8
    • Soda Ash
    • Disodium carbonate
    • Carbonic acid disodium salt
    • Sodium carbonate, anhydrous
    • Calcined soda
    • Solvay soda
    • Washing soda
    • Sodium carbonate anhydrous
    • Carbonic acid, disodium salt
    • Soda, calcined
    • Soda-ash
    • Snowlite I
    • Light Ash
    • Natrum carbonicum
    • Bisodium carbonate
    • Carbonic acid sodium salt (1:2)
    • V Soda
    • Carbonic acid sodium salt
    • Natriumkarbonat
    • Soda Ash Light 4P
    • Suprapur 6395
    • Na-X
    • Crystol carbonate
    • Caswell N0 752
    • disodium;carbonate
    • Na2CO3
    • Anhydrous sodium carbonate
    • Sodium carbonate (2:1)
    • Natrium Carbonicum Siccatum
    • Natrium Carbonicum Calcinatum
    • Sodium carbonate (anhydrous)
    • CCRIS 7319
    • Sodium carbonate (Na2(CO3))
    • HSDB 5018
    • V 20N
    • EINECS 207-838-8
    • Sodium salt of carbonic acid
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 073506
    • NSC 156204
    • Soda
    • Sodium Carbonate, Anhydrous ASTM D458
    • INS NO.500(I)
    • UNII-45P3261C7T
    • CHEBI:29377
    • Sodium carbonate [NF]
    • INS-500(I)
    • MFCD00003494
    • Sodium Carbonate, Anhydrous GE Materials D4D5
    • 45P3261C7T
    • NSC-156204
    • E-500(I)
    • 7542-12-3
    • DTXSID1029621
    • EC 207-838-8
    • sodiumcarbonate
    • Sodium carbonate (NF)
    • Soda (van)
    • SODA ASH (II)
    • SODA ASH [II]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE (II)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [II]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE (MART.)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [MART.]
    • BUFFER STANDARD SOLUTION PH 10.01,BAG WI TH 30 ML
    • Dynamar L 13890
    • Soda Ash Light
    • Carbonic acid, sodium salt
    • SODIUM CARBONATE (EP MONOGRAPH)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS (MART.)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS [MART.]
    • Disodium carbonate (Na2CO3)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS (USP-RS)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS [USP-RS]
    • NSC156204
    • SODIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS (EP IMPURITY)
    • SODIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS [EP IMPURITY]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE, ACS
    • sodium cabonate
    • Calcinated soda
    • Sodium carbonat
    • carbonate sodium
    • sodium-carbonate
    • Soda monohydride
    • Crystal carbonate
    • Eluent 3: 0.5M Na2CO3
    • Snowlite 1
    • Dried sodium carbonate
    • Caswell No. 752
    • sodium carbonate sodium
    • sodium sodium carbonate
    • Sodium carbonate, dried
    • disodium trioxidocarbonate
    • SCHEMBL25
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [MI]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [FCC]
    • CHEMBL186314
    • DTXCID109621
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [HSDB]
    • Dried sodium carbonate (JP17)
    • NATRUM CARBONICUM [HPUS]
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [VANDF]
    • Sodium carbonate anhydrous, powder
    • Sodium carbonate, biochemical grade
    • EINECS 231-420-4
    • DRIED SODIUM CARBONATE [JAN]
    • AKOS009158235
    • SODIUM CARBONATE [ORANGE BOOK]
    • DB09460
    • Sodium carbonate, anhydrous, ACS powder
    • USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 073506
    • 1332-57-6
    • DB-017706
    • SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS [WHO-DD]
    • NS00093521
    • S0560
    • D05283
    • Q190227
    • Sodium carbonate, anhydrous, granular Trace Metals Grade, 99.99%
    • Sodium carbonate solution, 0,5 mol/l - 1 N volumetric standard solution
    • Soda ash, (99% as sodium carbonate or 58% as sodium oxide), technical grade, light
    • 207-838-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 11.96
    methanol 18.31
    isopropanol 5.12
    water 16.26
    ethyl acetate 4.17
    n-propanol 5.5
    acetone 14.51
    n-butanol 3.87
    acetonitrile 5.4
    DMF 73.42
    toluene 0.99
    isobutanol 2.64
    1,4-dioxane 11.65
    methyl acetate 7.31
    THF 23.71
    2-butanone 6.29
    n-pentanol 3.04
    sec-butanol 3.25
    n-hexane 0.24
    ethylene glycol 19.2
    NMP 56.49
    cyclohexane 0.23
    DMSO 107.67
    n-butyl acetate 4.08
    n-octanol 2.51
    chloroform 1.67
    n-propyl acetate 3.45
    acetic acid 12.79
    dichloromethane 3.14
    cyclohexanone 5.0
    propylene glycol 9.89
    isopropyl acetate 2.56
    DMAc 71.37
    2-ethoxyethanol 21.19
    isopentanol 2.94
    n-heptane 0.35
    ethyl formate 7.24
    1,2-dichloroethane 3.69
    n-hexanol 3.82
    2-methoxyethanol 41.06
    isobutyl acetate 1.43
    tetrachloromethane 0.6
    n-pentyl acetate 3.21
    transcutol 20.86
    n-heptanol 3.07
    ethylbenzene 0.78
    MIBK 2.8
    2-propoxyethanol 20.42
    tert-butanol 5.98
    MTBE 2.46
    2-butoxyethanol 10.67
    propionic acid 7.76
    o-xylene 1.32
    formic acid 28.3
    diethyl ether 3.11
    m-xylene 1.06
    p-xylene 0.9
    chlorobenzene 0.92
    dimethyl carbonate 8.81
    n-octane 0.2
    formamide 43.76
    cyclopentanone 11.72
    2-pentanone 4.38
    anisole 3.77
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4.9
    gamma-butyrolactone 22.49
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 23.68
    pyridine 5.74
    3-pentanone 3.36
    furfural 22.36
    n-dodecane 0.16
    diethylene glycol 32.08
    diisopropyl ether 0.89
    tert-amyl alcohol 4.27
    acetylacetone 8.57
    n-hexadecane 0.17
    acetophenone 5.44
    methyl propionate 7.02
    isopentyl acetate 3.24
    trichloroethylene 4.08
    n-nonanol 2.45
    cyclohexanol 2.22
    benzyl alcohol 5.15
    2-ethylhexanol 2.16
    isooctanol 2.25
    dipropyl ether 2.43
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.39
    ethyl lactate 7.14
    propylene carbonate 10.47
    n-methylformamide 27.43
    2-pentanol 2.2
    n-pentane 0.26
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11.16
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8.11
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 11.47
    mesitylene 0.86
    ε-caprolactone 7.67
    p-cymene 1.1
    epichlorohydrin 18.26
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1.23
    2-aminoethanol 15.16
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 39.7
    sulfolane 42.5
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.13
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8.04
    n-hexyl acetate 3.46
    isooctane 0.09
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 12.52
    sec-butyl acetate 1.71
    tert-butyl acetate 3.53
    decalin 0.17
    glycerin 27.79
    diglyme 21.03
    acrylic acid 10.17
    isopropyl myristate 1.76
    n-butyric acid 5.88
    acetyl acetate 3.19
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 3.68
    ethyl propionate 3.48
    nitromethane 30.31
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5.26
    benzonitrile 2.54
    trioctyl phosphate 2.78
    1-bromopropane 1.35
    gamma-valerolactone 22.66
    n-decanol 2.03
    triethyl phosphate 3.94
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1.5
    propionitrile 2.62
    vinylene carbonate 8.3
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 18.21
    DMS 6.01
    cumene 0.72
    2-octanol 1.76
    2-hexanone 2.98
    octyl acetate 2.81
    limonene 1.28
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 23.57
    ethyl orthosilicate 3.3
    tributyl phosphate 2.9
    diacetone alcohol 9.96
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4.0
    acrylonitrile 5.07
    aniline 2.98
    1,3-propanediol 15.7
    bromobenzene 0.64
    dibromomethane 1.78
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3.99
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3.71
    tetrabutyl urea 5.09
    diisobutyl methanol 1.41
    2-phenylethanol 5.21
    styrene 0.82
    dioctyl adipate 3.77
    dimethyl sulfate 22.86
    ethyl butyrate 3.54
    methyl lactate 14.03
    butyl lactate 5.83
    diethyl carbonate 3.44
    propanediol butyl ether 9.29
    triethyl orthoformate 3.62
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.08
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 7.8
    morpholine 14.67
    tert-butylamine 2.39
    n-dodecanol 1.58
    dimethoxymethane 29.63
    ethylene carbonate 6.09
    cyrene 16.49
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6.52
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2.52
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.19
    4-methylpyridine 4.57
    dibutyl ether 1.38
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.41
    DEF 11.44
    dimethyl isosorbide 18.21
    tetrachloroethylene 3.27
    eugenol 10.42
    triacetin 7.33
    span 80 7.77
    1,4-butanediol 7.9
    1,1-dichloroethane 1.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2.25
    methyl formate 23.26
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2.59
    n-decane 0.22
    butyronitrile 2.28
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1.87
    1-chlorooctane 0.8
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.45
    n-nonane 0.2
    undecane 0.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.15
    cyclooctane 0.15
    cyclopentanol 4.52
    tetrahydropyran 3.4
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2.61
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 18.53
    1-hexene 0.62
    2-isopropoxyethanol 10.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 12.54
    methyl butyrate 4.79

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