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.

Sodium acetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium acetate
Other names
Hot ice (sodium acetate trihydrate)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3595639
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.386
EC Number
  • anhydrous: 204-823-8
E number E262 (preservatives)
20502
KEGG
RTECS number
  • anhydrous: AJ4300010 (anhydrous)
    AJ4580000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1 Y
    Key: VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y
  • anhydrous: InChI=1/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: VMHLLURERBWHNL-REWHXWOFAT
  • anhydrous: [Na+].[O-]C(=O)C
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
1.464
Structure
Monoclinic
Thermochemistry
100.83 J/mol·K (anhydrous)
229 J/mol·K (trihydrate)
138.1 J/mol·K (anhydrous)
262 J/mol·K (trihydrate)
−709.32 kJ/mol (anhydrous)
−1604 kJ/mol (trihydrate)
−607.7 kJ/mol (anhydrous)
Pharmacology
B05XA08 (WHO)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Irritant
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
1
0
Flash point >250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
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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Infobox references
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