Sodium bromite

Sodium bromite

Names
IUPAC name Sodium bromite
Identifiers
CAS Number	7486-26-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	145143
ECHA InfoCard	100.028.446
EC Number	231-290-9
PubChem CID	165615 23673655
UNII	H88G310G41
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60884388
InChI InChI=1S/BrHO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1 Key: NYCVSSWORUBFET-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [O-]Br=O.[Na+]
Properties
Chemical formula	NaBrO2
Molar mass	134.892 g·mol−1
Appearance	Yellow solid
Density	2.22 g/cm3 (trihydrate)
Structure
Crystal structure	Triclinic
Space group	P1
Point group	Ci
Lattice constant	a = 5.42 Å, b = 6.44 Å, c = 9.00 Å α = 72.8°, β = 87.9°, γ = 70.7°
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Sodium bromite is a sodium salt of bromous acid. Its trihydrate, NaBrO₂·3H₂O, has been isolated in crystal form. It is used by the textile refining industry as a desizing agent for oxidative starch removal.^[1]

It is also used as an oxidizing agent for converting alcohols to aldehydes, such as the conversion of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde, and for the Hofmann degradation of amides to amines.^[2]

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