TRISODIUM CITRATE

Trisodium citrate has the chemical formula of Na₃C₆H₅O₇. It is sometimes referred to simply as “sodium citrate”, though sodium citrate can refer to any of the three sodium salts of citric acid. It possesses a saline, mildly tart flavor, and is a mild alkali.

Formula: Na₃C₆H₅O₇

Molar mass: 258.06 g/mol

IUPAC ID: Trisodium citrate Trisodium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

Boiling Point: 309.6 °C

Melting Point: 300 °C

Soluble in: Water:

It contains a sodium citrate. Sodium salts of citric acid that are used as buffers and food preservatives. They are used medically as anticoagulants in stored blood, and for urine alkalization in the prevention of kidney stones.

Trisodium citrate is a tribasic salt of citric acid. … The common hydrate form, trisodium citrate dihydrate, is widely used in foods, beverages and various technical applications mainly as buffering, sequestering or emulsifying agent.