1.02010-04-08 22:14:38 UTC2015-07-21 06:39:25 UTCFDB019869Sodium benzoateAntimicrobial preservative in foods, e.g. margarine and artificially sweetened fruit preserves. Flavouring agent and adjuvant
Sodium benzoate is a preservative. It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions. It is used most prevalently in acidic foods such as salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (vinegar), and condiments. It is also found in alcohol-based mouthwash and silver polish[citation needed]. It can also be found in cough syrups like Robitussin. Sodium benzoate is declared on a product label as 'sodium benzoate' or E211.AntimolBenzoate sodiumBenzoate, sodiumBenzoic acid sodium saltBenzoic acid, sodium saltBenzoic acid, sodium salt (1:1)Carboxybenzene sodium saltE211FEMA 3025SobenateSodium benzoateSodium benzoate (JP15/NF)Sodium benzoate (TN)Sodium benzoate [usan:jan]Sodium benzoic acidUcephanC7H5NaO2144.1032144.018724079sodium benzoatesodium benzoate532-32-1[Na+].[O-]C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1InChI=1S/C7H6O2.Na/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1WXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-M belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acids. These are organic Compounds containing a benzene ring which bears at least one carboxyl group.Benzoic acidsOrganic compoundsBenzenoidsBenzene and substituted derivativesBenzoic acids and derivativesAromatic homomonocyclic compoundsBenzoyl derivativesCarboxylic acid saltsCarboxylic acidsHydrocarbon derivativesMonocarboxylic acids and derivativesOrganic oxidesOrganic sodium saltsOrganooxygen compoundsAromatic homomonocyclic compoundBenzoic acidBenzoylCarboxylic acidCarboxylic acid derivativeCarboxylic acid saltHydrocarbon derivativeMonocarboxylic acid or derivativesOrganic alkali metal saltOrganic oxideOrganic oxygen compoundOrganic saltOrganic sodium saltOrganooxygen compoundlogp1.29logs-1.07solubility1.22e+01 g/lmelting_point>300 oClogp1.63pka_strongest_acidic4.08iupacsodium benzoateaverage_mass144.1032mono_mass144.018724079smiles[Na+].[O-]C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1formulaC7H5NaO2inchiInChI=1S/C7H6O2.Na/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1inchikeyWXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-Mpolar_surface_area40.13refractivity44.15polarizability11.53rotatable_bond_count1acceptor_count2donor_count0physiological_charge-1formal_charge0Specdb::MsMs1404136Specdb::MsMs1404137Specdb::MsMs1404138Specdb::MsMs1289392Specdb::MsMs1289393Specdb::MsMs1289394bitterodorless