984. Barium Nitrite

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13465-94-6
BaN2O4; mol wt 229.34.
Ba 59.88%, N 12.21%, O 27.91%.
Ba(NO2)2.

Description and references

Prepn: Gmelins, Barium (8th ed) 30, 144-147 (1932) and suppl, 303 (1960).

Properties

Monohydrate, crystals. Poisonous. d 3.187. Sol in water. Practically insol in alc.

Use

In diazotization reactions; prevention of corrosion of steel bars; in explosives.