Sodium diacetate

Not to be confused with sodium acetoacetate, a salt of acetoacetic acid or diacetic acid.

Sodium diacetate

Sodium diacetate
Names
Other names
Sodium hydrogen acetate; Sodium acid acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.378
UNII
Properties
C4H7NaO4
Molar mass 142.09 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Sodium diacetate is a compound with formula NaH(C
2H
3O
2)
2. It is a salt of acetic acid. It is a colorless solid that is used in seasonings and as an antimicrobial agent.

Preparation and structure

The salt forms upon half-neutralization of acetic acid followed by evaporation of the solution. It can be viewed as the result of homoassociation, an effect that enhances the acidity of acetic acid in concentrated solution:

2 CH3CO2H + NaOH → Na+[(CH3CO2)2H]− + H2O

Also described as the sodium acid salt of acetic acid, is best described as the sodium salt of the hydrogen-bonded anion (CH3CO2)2H−. The O---O distance is about 2.47 Å.[1] The species has no significant existence in solution but forms stable crystals.

Applications

As a food additive,[2] it has E number E262 and is used to impart a salt and vinegar flavor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barrow, Michael J.; Currie, Murdoch; Muir, Kenneth W.; Speakman, J. Clare; White, David N, J. "Crystal structures of some acid salts of monobasic acids. XVII. Structure of sodium hydrogen diacetate, redetermined by neutron diffraction" Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2: Physical Organic Chemistry 1975, pp. 15-18. doi:10.1039/P29750000015
  2. ↑ Peter J. Taormina "Implications of Salt and Sodium Reduction on Microbial Food Safety" in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2010, vol. 50, 209-227. doi:10.1080/10408391003626207
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