Sodium Dithionite

Other Names:

Sodium hydrosulfite

General Information:

Structure:

CAS Number: 7775-14-6

Molecular Weight:174.107 g/mol (anhydrous)

210.146 g/mol (dihydrate)

Chemical Formula: Na2S2O4

Reagent for the reduction of nitro group to amines

1) Wikipedia: Sodium dithionite (link)

2) www.sigmaaldrich.com: Sodium hydrosulfite (link)