CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Aqueous solution: Pale yellow liquid; [HSDB] Powder; [MSDSonline] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Aqueous solution is pale yellow |
| Solubility | Soluble in water |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors. |
| pH | 50% aqueous solution has pH 7.0-8.5 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Solution tends to crystalize at 15 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Organic Acids, Metal Salts |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 158.13 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 158.03437374 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 158.03437374 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 40.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 119 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Sodium Phenylacetate is the sodium salt form of phenylacetate with ammonia detoxifying activity. Upon administration, sodium phenylacetate binds to glutamine thereby forming phenylacetylglutamine and is thus excreted by the kidneys. By serving as an alternative to urea for the excretion of waste nitrogen, sodium phenylacetate is able to lower ammonia levels in the blood and prevent hyperammonemia.