Tetrasodium pyrophosphate

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Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
Names
IUPAC name
Tetrasodium diphosphate
Other names
Pyrophosphate, Sodium pyrophosphate, Tetrasodium pyrophosphate (anhydrous), TSPP[1]
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChEBI
ECHA InfoCard
 100.028.880 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 231-767-1
E number E450(iii) (thickeners, ...)
RTECS number
  • UX7350000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/4Na.H4O7P2/c;;;;1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6/h;;;;(H2,1,2,3)(H2,4,5, 6)/q4*+1;/p-4
  • [O-]P(=O)([O-])OP(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
Properties
Na4O7P2
Molar mass 265.900 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless or white crystals[2]
Odor odorless
Density 2.534 g/cm3
Melting point 988 °C (1,810 °F; 1,261 K) (anhydrous)
79.5 °C (decahydrate)
Boiling point decomposes
2.61 g/100 mL (0 °C)
6.7 g/100 mL (25 °C)
42.2 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility insoluble in ammonia, alcohol
1.425
Structure
monoclinic (decahydrate)
Thermochemistry
241 J/mol K
270 J/mol K
Std enthalpy of
formation
(ΔfH⦵298)
 -3166 kJ/mol
-3001 kJ/mol
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 none[2]
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 5 mg/m3[2]
IDLH
(Immediate danger)
 N.D.[2]
Related compounds
Other anions
Pentasodium triphosphate
Sodium hexametaphosphate
Other cations
 Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate
Related compounds
 Disodium pyrophosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, also called sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate or TSPP, is an

table salt when ingested orally.[3] Also known is the decahydrate Na4P2O7 · 10(H2O).[4]

Use

egg alternative
that contains tetrasodium pyrophosphate

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a

meat alternatives and cat foods and cat treats where it is used as a palatability
enhancer.

In

teeth. Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used in commercial dental rinses before brushing to aid in plaque
reduction.

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is sometimes used in household detergents to prevent similar deposition on clothing, but due to its phosphate content it causes eutrophication of water, promoting algae growth.

Production

Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is produced by the reaction of furnace-grade phosphoric acid with sodium carbonate to form disodium phosphate, which is then heated to 450 °C to form tetrasodium pyrophosphate:[5]

2 Na2HPO4 → Na4P2O7 + H2O

References

  1. ^ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
  2. ^ a b c d NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0606". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ Handbook of food toxicology, S. S. Deshpande, page 260
  4. ISBN 0-8493-8671-3
  5. ISBN 978-3527306732
    .
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