Sodium benzoate
An organic sodium salt resulting from the replacement of the proton from the carboxy group of benzoic acid by a sodium ion. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 532-32-1 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C7H5O2.Na | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 144.105 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 144.01872 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:113455 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 144.10 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 144.01872368 Da | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifiersodium benzoatesodium benzoateWXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-MO=C([O-])c1ccccc1.[Na+]InChI=1S/C7H6O2.Na/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentSodium benzoate; Benzoic acid, sodium salt · R04-A-045-JNIOSH, MOE
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2A |
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Elemental composition
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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