Disodium hydrogen phosphite

Disodium hydrogen phosphite is the name for inorganic compounds with the formula Na2HPO3•(H2O)x.

The commonly encountered salt is the pentahydrate.

[1] A derivative of phosphorous acid (HP(O)(OH)2), it contains the anion HPO32−.

However, this name is misleading as the hydrogen atom is not acidic, being bonded to phosphorus rather than oxygen.

It is white or colorless solid, and is little studied.

Skeletal formula of disodium hydrogen phosphite