Catalog Number
ACM1330434-1
Product Name
Sodium tetraborate
Description
DryPowder; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals; Liquid; OtherSolid;Powder or glass-like plates becoming opaque on exposure to air; slowly soluble in water;WHITE CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER.;COLOURLESS-TO-WHITE HYGROSCOPIC CRYSTALS OR POWDER. TURNS OPAQUE ON EXPOSURE TO AIR.;White to gray, odorless powder.;White to gray, odorless powder. [herbicide] [Note: Becomes opaque on exposure to air.]
IUPAC Name
disodium;3,7-dioxido-2,4,6,8,9-pentaoxa-1,3,5,7-tetraborabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane
Molecular Weight
201.2g/mol
Molecular Formula
Na2B4O7; Na2B4O7?10H₂O;B4O7Na2. 10H₂O;Na2B4O7;Na2*2B2O3;B4Na2O7
Canonical SMILES
B1(OB2OB(OB(O1)O2)[O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
InChI
InChI=1S/B4O7.2Na/c5-1-7-3-9-2(6)10-4(8-1)11-3;;/q-2;2*+1
InChI Key
UQGFMSUEHSUPRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
1,575 °C (decomposes);2867°F (decomposes);2867°F (Decomposes)
Melting Point
Between 171 °C and 175 °C with decomposition;743 °C;742 °C;1366°F;1366°F
Density
2.367;Relative density (water = 1): 1.7;Relative density (water = 1): 2.4;2.37;2.37
Solubility
Water solubility: 3.1% at 25 °C; 2.5% at 20 °C;Solubility at 25 °C: 16.7% in methanol; 30% in ethylene glycol; 40.6 g/L in formamide;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 5.1;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 2.56;4%
Color/Form
Colorless glassy solid; hygroscopic;Light grey, vitreous granules;White to gray powder; becomes opaque on exposure to air
Corrosivity
Solutions are not a corrosion hazard to ferrous metals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
3
EC Number
215-540-4;215-540-4;235-541-3
Exact Mass
201.981162g/mol
MeSH Entry Terms
disodium borate, heptahydrate;disodium borate, monohydrate;Komex;monosodium metaborate;sodium borate;sodium borate (NaBO2);sodium diborate;sodium meta borate;sodium metaborate;sodium tetraborate
Monoisotopic Mass
201.981162g/mol
Other Experimental
Heat of formation (glass): -32566 MJ/mol; heat of formation (alpha crystalline form): -3.2767 MJ/mol; heat of solution: -213.8 kJ/kg; heat of fusion: 81.2 kJ/mol;Molar heat capacity: 186.8 J/K mol at 25 °C;White crystals or powder, odorless; density: 1.73 20 °C/4 °C; loses water of crystallization when heated, with melting between 75 and 320 °C; fuses to a glassy mass at red heat (borax glass); effloresces slightly in warm dry air; soluble in water, glycerol; insoluble in alcohol /Sodium tetraborate decahydrate/;White, free-flowing crystals, hygroscopic; forms partial hydrate in damp air; mp: 741 °C; density: 2.367; slightly soluble in cold water /Anhydrous sodium tetraborate/;Hygroscopic
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5010
Stability
.../Becomes/ opaque on exposure to air. /Anhydrous/;Forms partial hydrate in damp air.
Vapor Pressure
Negligible at 20 °C;0 mmHg (approx);0 mmHg (approx)