Sodium tetrahydroxyborate

Sodium tetrahydroxyborate
Names
Other names
  • Sodium tetrahydroxidoborate(1−)
  • Sodium tetrahydroxyboranuide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/BH4O4.Na/c2-1(3,4)5;/h2-5H;/q-1;+1 N
    Key: STVZSUXCUPXWTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
  • [B-](O)(O)(O)O.[Na+]
Properties
Na[B(OH)4]
Molar mass 101.83 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystalline solid
Density 1.903 g/cm3 (monoclinic),
2.029 g/cm3 (orthorhombic)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Sodium tetrahydroxyborate is a salt (ionic compound) with chemical formula NaH4BO4 or Na+[B(OH)4]. It is one of several sodium borates. At room temperature it is a colorless crystalline solid.

The element ratio corresponds to the oxide mixture Na2O·B2O3·4H2O, but the structure of the solid is quite different from that suggested by this formula.