Product Name
Sodium acetate
Category
Solution Deposition Precursors
Synonyms
acetic acid sodium salt;MAGGRAN(R) NA;Acetic acid,sodium salt;Natriumacetat;Mettler-Toledo Calibration substance
Description
Sodium Acetate is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams, and as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. Sodium Acetate may be added to foods as a seasoning.
IUPAC Name
sodium; acetate
Molecular Formula
C2H3NaO2
Canonical SMILES
CC(=O) [O-].[Na+]
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
InChI Key
VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Solubility
WATER: 119 G/100 ML @ 0 °C, 170.15 G/100 ML @ 100 °C; SLIGHTLY SOL IN ALCOHOL;SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 1 G/ML;Slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 46.5
Color/Form
WHITE GRANULAR POWDER OR MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS;Colorless;White powder;CRYSTALLINE SOLID
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
2
MeSH Entry Terms
Sodium Acetate;Sodium Acetate Trihydrate;Sodium Acetate, Anhydrous
Odor
Odorless;Acetic acid odor
Other Experimental
HYGROSCOPIC;BECOMES ANHYD AT 120 °C, DECOMP AT HIGHER TEMP; PH OF 0.1 M AQ SOLN AT 25 °C IS 8.9; EFFLORESCENT IN WARM AIR. /SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE/;COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS OR GRANULAR, CRYSTALLINE POWDER; ODORLESS OR HAS FAINT, ACETOUS ODOR. /SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE, USP/;SOL: 76.2 G/100 ML WATER AT 0 °C; 138.8 G/100 ML WATER @ 50 °C; 2.1 G/100 ML ALC AT 18 °C; SOL IN ETHER; INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.464 (BETA); DENSITY 1.45 G/ML; MP 58 °C; COLORLESS MONOCLINIC PRISMS. /SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE/;In water, liberates 42.25% available acetic acid; it is bound compound of sodium acetate and acetic acid.;Acid component is, in a sense, acetic acid of crystallization and is known to be undissociated; hygroscopic.;Decomposition above 150 °C.
Refractive Index
1.464 (20ºC)
Stability
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, halogens. Moisture sensitive.
Vapor Pressure
13.9mmHg at 25°C