Monosodium citrate

Monosodium citrate
Monosodium citrate
Identifiers
ChemSpider 5989
ChEBI CHEBI:53258
ChEMBL CHEMBL1355
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Properties
Molecular formula C6H7NaO7
Molar mass 214.11 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Monosodium citrate, or sodium dihydrogen citrate, is an acid salt with the chemical formula NaH2C6H5O7, or C3H4OH(COOH)2COONa. Since it has two remaining open spots on the citrate anion, it is used as a relatively strong sequestrant. It is used to prevent platelet clumping in blood samples. It is one of the 3 citric acid salts.

Preparation

Monosodium citrate can be prepared by the direct reaction of sodium carbonate or bicarbonate with citric acid:

NaHCO3 (s) + C6H8O7 (aq) → NaC6H7O7 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)