Sodium oxalate

Sodium oxalate, or disodium oxalate, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Na2C2O4. It is the sodium salt of oxalic acid. It contains sodium cations Na+ and oxalate anions C2O2−4. It is a white, crystalline, odorless solid, that decomposes above 290 °C.

Sodium oxalate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Disodium oxalate
Other names
Oxalic acid, disodium salt
Sodium ethanedioate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.501
EC Number
  • 200-550-3
RTECS number
  • K11750000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H2O4.2Na/c3-1(4)2(5)6;;/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6);;/q;2*+1/p-2 N
    Key: ZNCPFRVNHGOPAG-UHFFFAOYSA-L N
  • C(=O)(C(=O)[O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Properties
Na2C2O4
Molar mass 133.998 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline solid
Odor Odorless
Density 2.34 g/cm3
Melting point 260 °C (500 °F; 533 K) decomposes above 290 °C
  • 2.69 g/(100 mL) (0 °C)
  • 3.7 g/(100 mL) (20 °C)
  • 6.25 g/(100 mL) (100 °C)
Solubility Soluble in formic acid, insoluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Structure
monoclinic
Thermochemistry
−1318 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H302, H312
P280, P301+P312, P302+P352
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
11160 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Oxford MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Sodium oxalate can act as a reducing agent, and it may be used as a primary standard for standardizing potassium permanganate (KMnO4) solutions.

The mineral form of sodium oxalate is natroxalate. It is only very rarely found and restricted to extremely sodic conditions of ultra-alkaline pegmatites.

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