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Monosodium tartrate

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Monosodium tartrate
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium 3-carboxy-2,3-dihydroxypropionate
Other names
Sodium bitartrate; E335
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.638 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 238-470-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O6.Na/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1 ☒N
    Key: NKAAEMMYHLFEFN-UHFFFAOYSA-M ☒N
  • InChI=1/C4H6O6.Na/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: NKAAEMMYHLFEFN-REWHXWOFAB
  • C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)(C(=O)O)O.[Na+]
Properties
C4H5NaO6
Molar mass 172.07 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Monosodium tartrate or sodium bitartrate is a sodium acid salt of tartaric acid. As a food additive it is used as an acidity regulator and is known by the E number E335. As an analytical reagent, it can be used in a test for ammonium cation which gives a white precipitate.

See also