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Sodium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaNO 2. It is a white to slightly yellowish crystalline powder that is very soluble in water and is hygroscopic. From an industrial perspective, it is the most important nitrite salt.
- NaNO₂
- 68.9953 g/mol
- 271 °C (520 °F; 544 K) (decomposes at 320 °C)
- 71.4 g/100 mL (0 °C), 84.8 g/100 mL (25 °C), 160 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Jul 15, 2023 · Sodium nitrite is a powder used in some foods and other products. It can be deadly if too much is taken by mistake or on purpose. Learn the symptoms, causes, and safety measures of sodium nitrite poisoning, and how to prevent suicide attempts.
Mar 17, 2022 · Sodium nitrite toxicity is capable of causing severe methemoglobinemia with high mortality. Prompt identification is crucial. We discuss the important implications in regard to media coverage, imitative suicide, and accessibility of sodium nitrite.
- 10.1002/emp2.12702
- 2022/04
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Abstract. Sodium nitrite is a powerful oxidizing agent that causes hypotension and limits oxygen transport and delivery in the body through the formation of methemoglobin. Clinical manifestations can include cyanosis, hypoxia, altered consciousness, dysrhythmias, and death.
- Matthew R. Neth, Jennifer S. Love, B. Zane Horowitz, Michael D. Shertz, Ritu Sahni, Mohamud R. Daya
- 2021
Sodium nitrite is a chemical compound of sodium and nitrite ions. It is used mainly as a color fixative and preservative in meats and fish. Sodium nitrite may also be used in organic synthesis, in dyeing and printing textile fabrics, in photography, as a laboratory reagent and a corrosion inhibitor, and in the manufacture of rubber chemicals.
Oct 27, 2022 · Sodium nitrite causes increased methemoglobin, resulting in systemic hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, and cyanosis. Since sodium nitrite is a preservative, the ingestion of foods containing an excessive amount of this substance can also cause acute intoxication up to death.
Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite also refers to organic compounds having the –ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid .
