Sodium nitroprusside by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. This is an inorganic sodium salt. The reagent is available as a red powder which is soluble in water. Sodium nitroprusside decomposes yielding sodium ferrous ferrocyanide, sodium ferrocyanide, nitric oxide, and cyanogen at about 450 C. It can be generated by digesting a solution of potassium ferrocyanide in water with nitric acid, followed by neutralization with sodium carbonate. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. CAS No.: 13755-38-9 Quantity Provided: 500 gm per bottle Molecular formula: Na2[Fe(CN)5NO].2H2O Molecular weight: 297.95 Assay: Minimum 99 Analytical grade reagentSodium nitroprusside has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This reagent finds applications in the organic synthesis of various derivative compounds. Sodium nitroprusside is broadly used as a medication to lower the blood pressure. It is administered when the blood pressure is very high resulting in various symptoms, in certain types of heart failure, and during surgery to decrease bleeding. Sodium nitroprusside is also an analytical reagent used for the detection of methyl ketones, and for the detection of amines which are often found in illicit drugs. This reagent is suitable for industrial synthesis of products and research applications.