Sodium chlorite is an inorganic sodium salt in which chlorite is the counterion. It has a role as an oxidising agent. It is an inorganic sodium salt and a chlorite salt.

Sodium chlorite is used in the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide for stripping of textiles, bleaching, pulp and paper industries. It acts as a disinfectant in water treatment plant and as a preservative in eye drops. It is also used in contact lens cleaning solution and for sanitizing air ducts. It is associated with zinc chloride and used as a component in therapeutic rinses, toothpastes, mouth sprays and gels. It is utilized for the synthesis of 4-oxo-2-alkenoic acids from alkyl furans. Further, it is involved as a reagent in Pinnick oxidation reaction to prepare carboxylic acid from aldehydes.

Technical Grade

CAS Number: 7758-19-2

EC number: 231-836-6

Chemical formula: ClNaO2

Formula Weight: 90.44

Molecular Point: 180-200° dec.

Form: Flake/Powder

Cas Number: 7758-19-2

Einecs Number: 231-836-6

Hazard Class: 5.1

Hazard Phrases: EUH071,H271,H301,H310,H314,H373,H410

Prec Phrases: P210,P220,P221,P260,P262,P264b,P270,P271,P280,P283,P284,P302+P350,P304+P340,P305+P351+P338,P306+P360,P310,P330,P331,P353,P363,P370+P378q,P371+P380+P375,P501c