Sodium acetate
Sodium acetate, CH3COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium acetate | |
Other names
Hot ice (sodium acetate trihydrate) | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.386 |
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E number | E262 (preservatives) |
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Properties | |
C2H3NaO2 | |
Molar mass | 82.034 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | White deliquescent powder |
Odor | Vinegar (acetic acid) odor when heated to decomposition |
Density | 1.528 g/cm3 (20 °C, anhydrous) 1.45 g/cm3 (20 °C, trihydrate) |
Melting point | 324 °C (615 °F; 597 K) (anhydrous) 58 °C (136 °F; 331 K) (trihydrate) |
Boiling point | 881.4 °C (1,618.5 °F; 1,154.5 K) (anhydrous) 122 °C (252 °F; 395 K) (trihydrate) decomposes |
Anhydrous: 119 g/100 mL (0 °C) 123.3 g/100 mL (20 °C) 125.5 g/100 mL (30 °C) 137.2 g/100 mL (60 °C) 162.9 g/100 mL (100 °C) Trihydrate: 32.9 g/100 mL (-10 °C) 36.2 g/100 mL (0 °C) 46.4 g/100 mL (20 °C) 82 g/100 mL (50 °C) | |
Solubility | Soluble in alcohol, hydrazine, SO2 |
Solubility in methanol | 16 g/100 g (15 °C) 16.55 g/100 g (67.7 °C) |
Solubility in ethanol | Trihydrate: 5.3 g/100 mL |
Solubility in acetone | 0.5 g/kg (15 °C) |
Acidity (pKa) | 24 (20 °C) 4.75 (when mixed with CH3COOH as a buffer) |
Basicity (pKb) | 9.25 |
−37.6·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.464 |
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Heat capacity (C) |
100.83 J/mol·K (anhydrous) 229 J/mol·K (trihydrate) |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
138.1 J/mol·K (anhydrous) 262 J/mol·K (trihydrate) |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−709.32 kJ/mol (anhydrous) −1604 kJ/mol (trihydrate) |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
−607.7 kJ/mol (anhydrous) |
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Irritant |
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Flash point | >250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) |
600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K) | |
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LD50 (median dose) |
3530 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Sodium formate Sodium propionate |
Other cations |
Potassium acetate Calcium acetate |
Related compounds |
Sodium diacetate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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