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Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium propanoate | |
Other names
Sodium propionate
Napropion E281 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.810 |
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E number | E281 (preservatives) |
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Properties | |
C3H5NaO2 | |
Molar mass | 96.060 g/mol |
Appearance | Transparent crystals |
Odor | faint acetic-butyric odor |
Melting point | 289 °C (552 °F; 562 K) |
1 g/ml | |
Solubility in ethanol | 41.7 g/L |
Pharmacology | |
S01AX10 ( WHO) QA16QA02 ( WHO) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium propanoate or sodium propionate is the sodium salt of propionic acid which has the chemical formula Na( C2 H5 C O O). This white crystalline solid is deliquescent in moist air.
It is produced by the reaction of propionic acid and sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide.
It is used as a food preservative and is represented by the food labeling E number E281 in Europe; it is used primarily as a mold inhibitor in bakery products. It is approved for use as a food additive in the EU, [2] USA [3] and Australia and New Zealand [4] (where it is listed by its INS number 281).
Anhydrous sodium propionate is a polymeric structure, featuring trigonal prismatic Na+ centers bonded to six oxygen ligands provided by the carboxylates. A layered structure is observed, with the hydrophobic ethyl groups projecting into the layered galleries. With hydrated sodium propionate, some of these Na-carboxylate linkages are displaced by water.