Sodium bromite

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

Sodium bromite
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium bromite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.446
EC Number
  • 231-290-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/BrHO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: NYCVSSWORUBFET-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [O-]Br=O.[Na+]
Properties
BrNaO2
Molar mass 134.892 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow solid
Density 2.22 g/cm3 (trihydrate)
Structure
Triclinic
P1
Ci
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

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]

References
  1. Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, Egon; Wiberg, Nils (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. Academic Press. p. 449. ISBN 9780123526519. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. Makoto Okawara (1984). "亜臭素酸ナトリウム" [Sodium bromite]. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (in Japanese). 42 (8): 751–754. doi:10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.42.751.


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