S8750
Sodium acetate
anhydrous, ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Synonym(s):
Acetic acid sodium salt
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About This Item
Linear Formula:
CH3COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
82.03
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39021906
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
204-823-8
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3595639
grade
anhydrous
Quality Segment
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
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
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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