Sodium Hypophosphite is a white crystalline salt and a strong reducing agent, best known for its use in electroless nickel plating.
- Metal Plating: Reducing agent in electroless nickel plating.
- Polymer Industry: Stabiliser and catalyst in polymer production.
- Chemical Synthesis: Reducing agent.
- Textile Industry: Catalyst in durable press finishing.
| Appearance | White hygroscopic crystals |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Molecular Formula | NaH2PO2·H2O |
| Molecular Weight | 105.99 g/mol |
| Molecular Formula | NaH2PO2·H2O |
| Molecular Weight | 105.99 g/mol |
| SMILES | O.[O-]P=O.[Na+] |
| InChIKey | ACUGTEHQOFWBES-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
