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Sodium chloride

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, USP

Synonym(s):

Halite, NaCl

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Linear Formula:
NaCl
CAS Number:
7647-14-5
Molecular Weight:
58.44
EC Index Number:
231-598-3
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3534976
MDL number:
MFCD00003477
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Quality Level

500

agency

BP, Ph. Eur., USP

vapor pressure

1.3 hPa ( 865 °C)

description

https://emprovesuite.com/

product line

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL

form

solid

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

bp

1461 °C/1013 hPa

mp

801 °C (lit.)

solubility

358 g/L

density

2.17 g/cm3 at 20 °C

application(s)

liquid formulation
ophthalmics
pharmaceutical

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

[Na+].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our EMPROVE® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Sodium chloride is a mineral salt with broad range of applications in pharmaceutical formulations. It is typically used as an osmotic agent in liquid dosage forms e.g. for preparation of isotonic formulations, as bulking or coating agent for solid dosage forms, as well as for semi-solid dosage forms like creams.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Global Trade Item Number

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