Sodium acetate
SIGALD/S8750 - anhydrous, ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Acetic acid sodium salt
CAS Number: 127-09-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3NaO2
Molecular Weight: 82.03
EC Number: 204-823-8
MDL Number: MFCD00012459
Linear Formula: CH3COONa
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| autoignition temp. | 1112 °F |
| form | solid |
| grade | anhydrous |
| InChI | 1S/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1 |
| InChI key | VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | >300 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| pH | 8.5-9.9 (25 °C, 246 g/L) |
| pKa | 4.76 (acetic acid) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].CC([O-])=O |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 250, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 kg in poly drum |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | >300 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |

