S8750

Sodium acetate

anhydrous, ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.0%

• Synonym(s): Acetic acid sodium salt
• Linear Formula: CH₃COONa
• CAS Number: 127-09-3
• Molecular Weight: 82.03
• Beilstein: 3595639
• EC Number: 204-823-8
• MDL number: MFCD00012459
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• eCl@ss: 39021906
• PubChem Substance ID: 329824609
• NACRES: NA.55

Properties

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• Assay: ≥99.0%
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: 1112 °F
• pH: 8.5-9.9 (25 °C, 246 g/L)
• 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 is a non-toxic chemical substancethat is widely used in industry as a food additive or as a base for theneutralization of reaction mixtures.

Application

Sodium acetate can be used as a reagent:

• In the Erlenmeyer-Plochl reaction to synthesize oxazolones by the condensation of aromatic aldehydes and hippuric acid.
• In the rhodium-catalyzed cascade cyclization between benzoic acids and isocyanates to synthesize N-substituted phthalimides.

Legal Information

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

Safety Information

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