Sodium trimetaphosphate

Sodium trimetaphosphate^[1]
Names
	Other names Sodium trimetaphosphate
Identifiers
CAS Number	7785-84-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.171
EC Number	232-088-3;
PubChem CID	24579;
UNII	3IH6169RL0 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7052789 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3Na.H3O9P3/c;;;1-10(2)7-11(3,4)9-12(5,6)8-10/h;;;(H,1,2)(H,3,4)(H,5,6)/q3*+1;/p-3;
	SMILES O=P(OP(O1)([O-])=O)([O-])OP1([O-])=O.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+];
Properties
Chemical formula	Na3P3O9
Molar mass	305.885 g/mol
Appearance	colorless or white crystals
Density	2.49 g/cm3 (anhydrous) ; 1.786 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point	53 °C (127 °F; 326 K) (hexahydrate, decomposes to anyhdrous)
Solubility in water	22 g/100 mL
Solubility	insoluble in alcohol
Refractive index (nD)	1.433 (hexahydrate)
Structure
Crystal structure	triclinic (hexahydrate)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Sodium trimetaphosphate (also STMP), with formula Na₃P₃O₉, is one of the metaphosphates of sodium. It has the formula Na₃P₃O₉ but the hexahydrate Na₃P₃O₉·(H₂O)₆ is also well known. It is the sodium salt of trimetaphosphoric acid. It is a colourless solid that finds specialised applications in food and construction industries.^[2]

Although drawn with a particular resonance structure, the trianion has high symmetry.^[3]

Portion of the solid state structure of Na₃P₃O₉·(H₂O)₆, as determined by X-ray crystallography. Highlighted is the P3O9 ring and some hydrogen bonding. Atoms are color coded as: purple = P, red = O, cyan = Na, white = H.^[4]

^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–86. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
^ Klaus Schrödter; Gerhard Bettermann; Thomas Staffel; Friedrich Wahl; Thomas Klein; Thomas Hofmann (2008). "Phosphoric Acid and Phosphates". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_465.pub3. ISBN 978-3527306732. S2CID 94458523.
^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
^ Tordjman, I.; Durif, A.; Guitel, J. C. (1976). "Structure Cristalline du Trimétaphosphate de Sodium Hexahydraté: Na3P3O9*6H2O". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 32 (6): 1871–1874. Bibcode:1976AcCrB..32.1871T. doi:10.1107/S0567740876006560.

[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–86. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.

[Ullmann-2] Klaus Schrödter; Gerhard Bettermann; Thomas Staffel; Friedrich Wahl; Thomas Klein; Thomas Hofmann (2008). "Phosphoric Acid and Phosphates". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_465.pub3. ISBN 978-3527306732. S2CID 94458523.

[G&E-3] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

[4] Tordjman, I.; Durif, A.; Guitel, J. C. (1976). "Structure Cristalline du Trimétaphosphate de Sodium Hexahydraté: Na3P3O9*6H2O". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 32 (6): 1871–1874. Bibcode:1976AcCrB..32.1871T. doi:10.1107/S0567740876006560.

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