Molecule
Name
Acetate ion
IUPAC name
Acetate
Secondary names
Acetate anion, Ethanoate
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4)/p-1
InChI key
QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number
71-50-1
Formula
(CH3COO)
Chemical formula
CH3COO-
Structural formula
[CH3]C(=O)[O-]
Charge
-1
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 2
H Hydrogen 3
O Oxygen 1
O Oxide anion 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Molar mass
59.044 g/mol
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
RCH3 1
RC(=O)O 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
CH 3
1
>C=O 1
\eqslantgtr C-O^- 1