sodium propionate

{{short description|Chemical compound}}

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| verifiedrevid = 464403372

| Reference = Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8623.

| ImageFile = Sodium propanoate.png

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| PIN = Sodium propanoate

| OtherNames = Sodium propionate
Napropion
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| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers

| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| ChemSpiderID = 8399

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = DK6Y9P42IN

| InChI = 1/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

| InChIKey = JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-REWHXWOFAH

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| StdInChI = 1S/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

| StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}

| StdInChIKey = JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}

| CASNo =137-40-6

| EINECS = 205-290-4

| ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEMBL = 500826

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 132106

| PubChem =8724

| SMILES = [Na+].[O-]C(=O)CC

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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties

| Formula =C₃H₅NaO₂

| MolarMass = 96.060 g/mol

| Appearance =Transparent crystals

| Odor = faint acetic-butyric odor

| Density =

| MeltingPtC = 289

| BoilingPt =

| Solubility = 1 g/ml

| Solvent1 = ethanol

| Solubility1 = 41.7 g/L

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| ATCCode_prefix = S01

| ATCCode_suffix = AX10

| ATC_Supplemental = {{ATCvet|A16|QA02}}

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Sodium propanoate or sodium propionate is the sodium salt of propionic acid which has the chemical formula Na(C₂H₅COO). This white crystalline solid is deliquescent in moist air.