Description: Sodium diacetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt (2:1)) is a salt of acetic acid. Sodium diacetate is a colorless solid that is used in seasonings and as an antimicrobial agent. As a kind of new-type grain, beverage additive of food, it is used in the food additive extensively.
CAS Number: 126-96-5
Formula: C4H7NaO4
Molecular Weight: 142,086
References: Barrow, Michael J, et al. 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.