Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate
Skeletal formula of bicarbonate with the explicit hydrogen added
Ball and stick model of bicarbonate
Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogencarbonate
Systematic IUPAC name
Hydroxidodioxidocarbonate(1−)[1]
Other names
  • Hydrogen carbonate[1]
  • Hydrocarbonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
3903504
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
49249
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH2O3/c2-1(3)4/h(H2,2,3,4)/p-1 checkY
    Key: BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-M checkY
  • OC([O-])=O
Properties
HCO
3
Molar mass 61.0168 g mol−1
log P −0.82
Acidity (pKa) 10.3
Basicity (pKb) 7.7
Conjugate acid Carbonic acid
Conjugate base Carbonate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

In inorganic chemistry, bicarbonate (IUPAC-recommended nomenclature: hydrogencarbonate[2]) is an intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid. It is a polyatomic anion with the chemical formula HCO
3
.

Bicarbonate serves a crucial biochemical role in the physiological pH buffering system.[3]

The term "bicarbonate" was coined in 1814 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston.[4][5] The name lives on as a trivial name.

  1. ^ a b "hydrogencarbonate (CHEBI:17544)". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). UK: European Institute of Bioinformatics. IUPAC Names. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry IUPAC Recommendations 2005 (PDF), IUPAC, p. 137
  3. ^ "Clinical correlates of pH levels: bicarbonate as a buffer". Biology.arizona.edu. October 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ William Hyde Wollaston (1814) "A synoptic scale of chemical equivalents", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 104: 1-22. On page 11, Wollaston coins the term "bicarbonate": "The next question that occurs relates to the composition of this crystallized carbonate of potash, which I am induced to call bi-carbonate of potash, for the purpose of marking more decidedly the distinction between this salt and that which is commonly called a subcarbonate, and in order to refer at once to the double dose of carbonic acid contained in it."
  5. ^ "Baking Soda". Newton – Ask a Scientist. Argonne National Laboratory. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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