Sodium hydrosulfide

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Description

Colorless needles. Sodium hydrosulfide is used in the manufacture of Viscose rayon, and Cellophane to remove sulfur compounds. It is also used to dehair hides.

Chemical structure

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Synonyms and Related Terms

sodium sulfhydrate; sodium bisulfide; sodium hydrogen sulfide

Risks

  • Reacts with acids to evolve toxic fumes.
  • Flammable. Flash point = 90C
  • Hygroscopic.
  • Contact causes irritation and burns.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol, ether.

Composition NaSH - 2H2O
CAS 16721-80-5
Melting Point 55 C
Density 1.79
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 56.06

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8730