Sodium azide

Sodium azide
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium azide
Other names
Sodium trinitride
Smite
Azium
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.043.487
EC Number
  • 247-852-1
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • VY8050000
UNII
UN number 1687
InChI
  • InChI=1S/N3.Na/c1-3-2;/q-1;+1 Y
    Key: PXIPVTKHYLBLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/N3.Na/c1-3-2;/q-1;+1
    Key: PXIPVTKHYLBLMZ-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES
  • [N-]=[N+]=[N-].[Na+]
Properties
Chemical formula
NaN3
Molar mass 65.0099 g/mol
Appearance Colorless to white solid
Odor Odorless
Density 1.846 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point 275 °C (527 °F; 548 K) violent decomposition
Solubility in water
38.9 g/100 mL (0 °C)
40.8 g/100 mL (20 °C)
55.3 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility Very soluble in ammonia
Slightly soluble in benzene
Insoluble in diethyl ether, acetone, hexane, chloroform
Solubility in methanol 2.48 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility in ethanol 0.22 g/100 mL (0 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 4.8
Structure
Crystal structure
Hexagonal, hR12[1]
Space group
R-3m, No. 166
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)
76.6 J/mol·K
Std molar
entropy (S298)
70.5 J/mol·K
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
21.3 kJ/mol
Gibbs free energy fG)
99.4 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H300, H310, H410
Precautionary statements
P260, P280, P301+P310, P501 [2]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
1
3
Flash point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
27 mg/kg (oral, rats/mice)[1]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
None[3]
REL (Recommended)
C 0.1 ppm (as HN3) [skin]
C 0.3 mg/m3 (as NaN3) [skin][3]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[3]
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0950
Related compounds
Other anions
Sodium cyanide
Other cations
Potassium azide
Ammonium azide
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 azide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaN3. This colorless salt is the gas-forming component in some car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is highly soluble in water and is acutely poisonous.[5]

  1. ^ a b Stevens E. D.; Hope H. (1977). "A Study of the Electron-Density Distribution in Sodium Azide, NaN
    3
    "
    . Acta Crystallographica A. 33 (5): 723–729. doi:10.1107/S0567739477001855.
  2. ^ "Sodium azide".
  3. ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0560". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  4. ^ "Material Safety Data Sheet" (PDF). Sciencelab.com. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ull was invoked but never defined (see the help page).