NNaO3
84.995 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
SODIUM NITRATE
CAS7631-99-4EC231-554-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Explosives, fertilizers, photographic processing
Sodium nitrate is an inorganic salt used primarily as an oxidizing agent in explosives and as a nitrogen source in fertilizers. It also finds application in photographic processing as a component of color bleach baths.
Explosives manufacturingFertilizer productionPhotographic processing (color bleach bath)
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Related Compounds
StrongForm Family
Potassium nitrate
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Pesticide active ingredient
StrongForm Family
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Catalyst and pyrotechnics
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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pharmaceutical raw material
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
Rhodium(III) nitrate dihydrate
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research compound
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
Platinum nitrate
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Industrial chemical precursor
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
Gadolinium nitrate hexahydrate
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Research reagent
ReferenceSame Category
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chemical intermediate for nitrosation and diazotization
ReferenceSame Category
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Catalyst in organic synthesis
Safety Reference
Danger
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H320Causes eye irritation
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H315Causes skin irritation
H371May cause damage to organs
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for SODIUM NITRATE (CAS 7631-99-4) is 3102.50.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
3102.50
EU CN code (8-digit)
3102 50 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium nitrate
InChIKey
VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+]
Synonyms (44)
- E-251
- 0.001M Sodium nitrate
- Chile salpeter
- Chile saltpeter
- Cubic niter
- INFLAMMATIONS
- INS NO.251
- Na (N O3)
- Natriumnitrat
- Natrum nitricum
- Nitrate de sodium
- Nitrate de sodium [French]
- Nitrate of soda
- Nitrate, sodium
- Nitratine
- Nitratite (Na(NO3))
- Nitric acid monosodium salt
- Nitric acid, sodium salt
- SODIUM NITRATE
- SODIUM NITRATE [MART.]
- Saltpeter (Chile)
- Saltpeter (Chile) (VAN)
- Soda niter
- Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)
- Sodium nitrate(DOT)
- Sodium nitrate, BioXtra
- Sodium nitrate, beads, 1-2 mm
- Sodium saltpeter
- etabisulfite
- sodium trioxidonitrate(1-)