908959

Sodium acetate

Redi-Dri^™, free-flowing, anhydrous, ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.0%

• Synonym(s): Acetic acid sodium salt
• Linear Formula: CH₃COONa
• CAS Number: 127-09-3
• Molecular Weight: 82.03
• Beilstein: 3595639
• MDL number: MFCD00012459
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• product line: ReagentPlus^®; Redi-Dri^™
• Assay: ≥99.0%
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: 1112 °F
• quality: free-flowing
• pKa: 4.76 (acetic acid)
• mp: >300 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Na+].CC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Sodium acetate, the sodium saltof acetic acid, is a white crystalline solid that is highly soluble in water.It is widely used as a buffering agent to maintain a stable pH in variouschemical and biological applications. Additionally, it serves as a base catalystin organic synthesis, facilitating reactions such as the oxidation of nitroalkanes and the preparation of advanced intermediates.

Application

Redi-Dri^™ is an innovative packaging product line that helps eliminate clumping material by adding extra packaging process steps without any chemical additives, anti-clumping agents, or hydrophobic compounds. Redi-Dri^™offers a more convenient and safer way to handle the products.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable