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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A white, foul-smelling, solid material used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bleaching%20agent bleaching agent] for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=textile textiles], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soap soap], and molasses. Sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate is also used in vat color printing pastes.
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A white, foul-smelling, solid material used as a [[bleaching%20agent|bleaching agent]] for [[textile|textiles]], [[soap|soap]], and molasses. Sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate is also used in vat color printing pastes.
 
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate dihydrate; formaldehyde sodium sulfoxylate; hydroxymethanesulfinic acid sodium salt; sodium sulfoxylate; sodium hydroxymethanesulfinate; Rongalite; Rongalite C
 
sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate dihydrate; formaldehyde sodium sulfoxylate; hydroxymethanesulfinic acid sodium salt; sodium sulfoxylate; sodium hydroxymethanesulfinate; Rongalite; Rongalite C
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Hazards and Safety ==
 
 
== Other Properties ==
 
  
Soluble in water. Insoluble in absolute ethanol, ether, benzene.  
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* Releases toxic formaldehyde fumes.  
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* May discolorize some blues and greens.
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* Contact, ingestion, and inhalation causes irritation.
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/87384.htm MSDS]
  
Decomposed by acids.
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
Hygroscopic.
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* Soluble in water. Insoluble in absolute ethanol, ether, benzene.
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* Decomposed by acids.
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* Hygroscopic.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Releases toxic formaldehyde fumes. May discolorize some blues and greens.
 
 
 
Contact, ingestion, and inhalation causes irritation.
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/87384.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 07:13, 2 June 2022

Description

A white, foul-smelling, solid material used as a Bleaching agent for textiles, Soap, and molasses. Sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate is also used in vat color printing pastes.

Chemical structure

Sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate dihydrate; formaldehyde sodium sulfoxylate; hydroxymethanesulfinic acid sodium salt; sodium sulfoxylate; sodium hydroxymethanesulfinate; Rongalite; Rongalite C

Hazards and Safety

  • Releases toxic formaldehyde fumes.
  • May discolorize some blues and greens.
  • Contact, ingestion, and inhalation causes irritation.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water. Insoluble in absolute ethanol, ether, benzene.
  • Decomposed by acids.
  • Hygroscopic.
Composition NaHSO2-HCHO-2H2O
CAS 6035-47-8
Melting Point 63-64 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 154.11

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8764