32319

Sodium acetate

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., anhydrous

• Synonym(s): Acetic acid sodium salt
• Linear Formula: CH₃COONa
• CAS Number: 127-09-3
• Molecular Weight: 82.03
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3595639
• EC Number: 204-823-8
• MDL number: MFCD00012459
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329754137
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• agency: reag. Ph. Eur.
• assay: ≥99.0% (perchloric acid titration)
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: 1112 °F
• impurities: ≤0.01% in water soluble matter
• loss: ≤1% loss on drying, 120 °C
• pH: 7.5-9.2 (20 °C, 5%)
• pKa: 4.76 (acetic acid)
• mp: >300 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.002%; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.001%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.003%
• cation traces: Al: ≤10 mg/kg; Ca: ≤0.005%; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤0.001%; K: ≤200 mg/kg; Mg: ≤0.002%; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg; heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP-OES)
• suitability: in accordance for appearance of solution
• 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

Application

Sodium acetate can be used as a catalyst to synthesize:

• 1,2-Dihydropyridines by reacting 3-formylchromones, N-nucleophiles, and active methylene molecules.
• 2(3H)-Furanone derivatives by using cinnamaldehyde and 5-aryl-2(3H) furanone.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable