Product Information
Name:Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, ACS, 99.5-105.0%
Synonyms:
- borax
Brand:Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific
Description:It is used in detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is likewise employed to prepare buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy, neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources, a texturing agent in cooking, and as a harbinger for other boron compounds. The molten borax bath is useful for carbide coating process on metals. It is applied as an efficient metal-free catalyst for Hetero-Michael reactions in an aqueous medium. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
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Chemical properties
Molecular weight:381.36
Formula:B4H20Na2O17
Purity:99.5-105.0%
InChI key:OJPFLODMGUZMKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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