Description

Sodium azide is a colorless, odorless, crystalline solid that is highly soluble in water and is very poisonous. It is used in automobile airbags to inflate the airbag upon impact. After deployment, sodium azide is converted to nitrogen gas.

Sodium azide is also used in the preparation of various chemicals; in agriculture, as a preservative and as a microorganism fumigant; in clinical and research laboratories; in sponge rubber; in detonators; and as an intermediate in explosives manufacturing. Exposure to sodium azide can be fatal.

Sodium azide for synthesis. CAS No. 26628-22-8, EC Number 247-852-1. H300 + H310 + H330: Fatal if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled.