Molecule
Name
Sodium acetate
IUPAC name
Sodium acetate
Secondary names
Sodium ethanoate, CH3COONa, NaOAc
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Na/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
InChI key
VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number
127-09-3
Formula
$CH_3COO^-.Na^+$
Chemical formula
CH3COONa
Structural formula
[[CH3][C](=O)[O-][Na+]]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 2
$H$ Hydrogen 3
$O$ Oxygen 1
$O^-$ Oxide anion 1
$Na^+$ Sodium cation 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Molar mass
82.0338 $g/mol$
State STP
solid
State NTP
solid
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 1
$R-C(=O)-O^-$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 3
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 1
$>C=O$ 1
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 1
$Na^+ \cdot O^{-}-$ 1