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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:
127-09-3
Molecular Weight:
82.03
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
329824609
eCl@ss:
39021906
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
204-823-8
MDL number:
MFCD00012459
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3595639
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grade

anhydrous

Quality Segment

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

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.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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