Cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate, 98%, pure, Thermo Scientific™

Cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate, CAS # 6131-99-3, is commonly used in research as a buffering agent in electron microscopy.

Brand:  Thermo Scientific Acros 214970250

Product Code. 10052960

Description

This Thermo Scientific brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific.

General Description

• Cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate is one of the major methylated metabolites of ingested arsenical compounds in most animals
• In in vivo experiments using rat model, cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate has been shown to promote cancer formation in the kidney, bladder, thyroid gland, and liver

Applications

• Cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate is used in research as a buffer during the preparation and fixation of biological samples for transmission in electron microscopy
• It has been used in buffers for formulating and optimizing screens
• In chemical experiments, this compound has been used to introduce arsenic into proteins for single-wavelength anomalous diffraction phasing in crystallography techniques

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 6131-99-3
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 214.024
• InChI Key: RLGWPHBPRCROJO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• PubChem CID: 23679059
• SMILES: C[As](=O)(C)[O-].O.O.O.[Na+]

• Molecular Formula: C2H12AsNaO5
• MDL Number: MFCD00149079
• Synonym: sodium cacodylate trihydrate, unii-r7a6nc7ygy, cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate, r7a6nc7ygy, dimethylarsonic acid sodium salt, cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate, sodium dimethylarsinic acid trihydrate, dimethylarsenic acid sodium salt trihydrate, dimethylarsinic acid sodium salt trihydrate, hydroxydimethylarsine oxide sodium salt trihydrate
• IUPAC Name: sodium;dimethylarsinate;trihydrate

Specifications

• Chemical Name or Material: Cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate
• CAS: 6131-99-3
• Molecular Formula: C2H12AsNaO5
• MDL Number: MFCD00149079
• Synonym: sodium cacodylate trihydrate, unii-r7a6nc7ygy, cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate, r7a6nc7ygy, dimethylarsonic acid sodium salt, cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate, sodium dimethylarsinic acid trihydrate, dimethylarsenic acid sodium salt trihydrate, dimethylarsinic acid sodium salt trihydrate, hydroxydimethylarsine oxide sodium salt trihydrate
• SMILES: C[As](=O)(C)[O-].O.O.O.[Na+]
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 214.024
• Formula Weight: 214.03
• Percent Purity: ≥97.5%
• Color: White
• Infrared Spectrum: Authentic

• Name Note: 98%
• Assay Percent Range: 98%
• Linear Formula: (CH₃)₂As(O)ONa·3H₂O
• Merck Index: 15, 8730
• InChI Key: RLGWPHBPRCROJO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• IUPAC Name: sodium;dimethylarsinate;trihydrate
• PubChem CID: 23679059
• Physical Form: Crystals or Crystalline Powder
• Grade: Pure
• Quantity: 25g
• Packaging: Glass bottle

RUO – Research Use Only