| | Identification | Back Directory |  | [Name] 
 Sodium bromite
 |  | [CAS] 
 7486-26-2
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 Bromous acid
 Sodium bromite
 Einecs 231-290-9
 bromousacid,sodiumsalt
 Bromous acid, sodium salt (1:1)
 Sodium bromite ISO 9001:2015 REACH
 |  | [EINECS(EC#)] 
 231-290-9
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 BrH2NaO2
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00011516
 |  | [MOL File] 
 7486-26-2.mol
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 136.91
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Pure product is yellow crystals. Industrial product is mostly lemon yellow alkaline solution. It is easily soluble in water.
 |  | [Uses] 
 NaBrO2
 |  | [Uses] 
 Sodiumbromite is used in preparation method of high-purity sodium bromite aqueous solution.
 |  | [Preparation] 
 Bromous acid can thus be produced by a classical
chemical or an electrochemical method in which hypobromite
is oxidized to the bromite anion:
 HBrO+ HClO→HBrO2+ HCl or HBrO+ H2O+ e- →HBrO2+ H2
 Also disproportioning of hypobromous acid will give
bromous acid and hydrobromic acid:
 2HBrO+ heat→HBrO2+ HBr
 In addition, a rearrangement reaction of bromic acid
and hydrobromic acid will produce bromous acid:
 2HBrO3+ HBr→3HBrO2
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