N3Na
65.01 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Sodium azide
CAS26628-22-8EC247-852-1
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
propellant in airbags and azide intermediate
Sodium azide is an inorganic compound that serves as the gas-forming component in car airbag systems. It is also used as a precursor for the preparation of other azide compounds.
propellant in airbag systemsintermediate for azide compound synthesis
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CAS 26628-22-8
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Safety Reference
Danger
H300Fatal if swallowed
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium azide
InChIKey
PXIPVTKHYLBLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[Na+]
Synonyms (32)
- SMITE
- U-3886
- Azide, 2% solution
- Azide, sodium
- Azium
- Azoture de sodium
- Azoture de sodium [French]
- Azydek sodu
- Azydek sodu [Polish]
- Caswell No. 744A
- Hydrazoic acid sodium salt
- Kazoe
- Na N3
- Natrium azide
- Natriumazid
- Natriumazid [German]
- Natriummazide
- Natriummazide [Dutch]
- Nemazyd
- SODIUM AZIDE (Na(N3))
- Sodium salt of hydrazoic acid
- Sodium trinitride
- Sodium, azoture de
- Sodium, azoture de [French]
- Sodium, azoturo di
- Sodium, azoturo di [Italian]
- azidosodium
- sodium azid
- sodium azide