Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate

Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate (CAS 827-95-2) is the sodium salt form of 3-nitrobenzoic acid, offering improved solubility and handling characteristics suited to industrial processing.

Where is Sodium 3-nitrobenzoate used?

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing: key intermediate in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients
• Agrochemical production: preparation of herbicide and pesticide intermediates where controlled reactivity is required
• Printing and packaging: formulation of dyes and pigment precursors requiring stable aromatic nitro intermediates
• Process chemistry: buffering and pH-regulating properties
• The nitro group provides a reactive site for further chemical transformation during complex synthesis.

Commercial specifications

• Pharmaceutical-intermediate-grade material with documented purity specifications for regulated synthesis
• Laboratory quantities through to bulk packaging