Sodium Nitrite - Compound Summary (CID 23668193)
Also known as: Nitrite, sodium, 7632-00-0, Nitrous acid, sodium salt, Sodium nitrite solution, Erinitrit, Filmerine, Anti-rust, Diazotizing salts
Molecular Formula: NNaO2   Molecular Weight: 68.995269   InChIKey: LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Nitrous acid sodium salt. Used in many industrial processes, in meat curing, coloring, and preserving, and as a reagent in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide poisoning. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.   From: MeSH
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