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Description
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
- Cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate is one of the major methylated metabolites of ingested arsenical compounds in most animals
- In in vivo experiments using rat model, cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate has been shown to promote cancer formation in the kidney, bladder, thyroid gland, and liver
Applications
- Cacodylic acid sodium salt trihydrate is used in research as a buffer during the preparation and fixation of biological samples for transmission in electron microscopy
- It has been used in buffers for formulating and optimizing screens
- In chemical experiments, this compound has been used to introduce arsenic into proteins for single-wavelength anomalous diffraction phasing in crystallography techniques
Specifications
Specifications
| Color | White |
| Assay Percent Range | 98% |
| Linear Formula | (CH3)2As(O)ONa·3H2O |
| Merck Index | 15, 8730 |
| Formula Weight | 214.03 |
| Percent Purity | ≥97.5% |
| Grade | Pure |
| Quantity | 500 g |
| Infrared Spectrum | Authentic |
| Packaging | Glass bottle |
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Safety and Handling
- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate
- Danger
- Acute toxicity Category 3
- ACUTE AQUATIC Acute 1
- LONG-TERM AQUATIC HAZARD Chronic 1
- H301-Toxic if swallowed.
- H331-Toxic if inhaled.
- H410-Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- P301+P310-IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor /
- P304+P340-IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
- P308+P313-IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/attention.
- P273-Avoid release to the environment.
- MIXTURE LIST-Contains : Cacodylic acid, sodium salt trihydrate,Sodium cacodylate
RUO – Research Use Only
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