Sodium acetate

Sodium acetate (CAS 127-09-3) is a white, crystalline solid, typically odorless and hygroscopic, with a melting point of approximately 324 °C (anhydrous) and high water solubility. It is the sodium salt of acetic acid and is classified as an organic ionic compound and carboxylate salt. Industrially, it serves primarily as a buffering agent, catalyst, and precursor in organic synthesis—especially in the production of vinyl acetate monomer, dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Its applications span food preservation (as a preservative and flavoring agent), textile dyeing (as a mordant and pH adjuster), and electroplating baths (as a complexing agent). It is also used in heating pads due to its ability to undergo controlled exothermic crystallization.

Sodium Acetate is a source of acetic acid that is obtained as crystals or powder. it has a solubility of 1 g in 0.8 ml of water.
Anhydrous salt is a colorless crystalline solid; density 1.528 g/cm3; melts at 324°C; very soluble in water; moderately soluble in ethanol. The colorless crystalline trihydrate has a density 1.45 g/cm3; decomposes at 58°C; is very soluble in water; pH of 0.1M aqueous solution is 8.9; moderately soluble in ethanol, 5.3 g/100mL.

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