Sodium malate

Sodium malate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Disodium hydroxybutanedioate
Other names
Disodium malate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard 100.010.571 Edit this at Wikidata
E number E350i (antioxidants, ...)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O5.2Na/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;;/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);;/q;2*+1/p-2 checkY
    Key: WPUMTJGUQUYPIV-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/C4H6O5.2Na/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;;/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);;/q;2*+1/p-2
    Key: WPUMTJGUQUYPIV-NUQVWONBAU
  • [Na+].[Na+].[O-]C(=O)CC(O)C([O-])=O
Properties
C4H4Na2O5
Molar mass 178.051 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium malate is a compound with formula Na2(C2H4O(COO)2). It is the sodium salt of malic acid. As a food additive, it has the E number E350.[1]