Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Uses of Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate?

dawsonsuen - 22-11-2015 at 09:27

I recently bought some Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate but I have some how forgotten why I bought it in the first place! Can someone please remind me of reactions involving Trisodium Citrate? Also, if you know any interesting experiments or reactions with Trisodium Citrate, please reply and let me know. Thank you very much! :)

mayko - 22-11-2015 at 10:59

Prepare citrate salts from copper (or likely other transition metals)

It's also used as a microbio/molecular bio reagent

Metacelsus - 22-11-2015 at 15:00

Along with citric acid, it's used to make citrate buffers.

The Volatile Chemist - 22-11-2015 at 15:53

For plasmid extraction I think. There's some protocols on git-hub for this. Also, you could make citrazinic acid from it...if you could somehow not botch up the procedure like those of us who have tried before...