乙酸钠是一种亲水性有机化合物，可用碳酸钠或氢氧化钠处理乙酸制得。它可作为中和剂、催化剂、食品添加剂和保持特定pH值的缓冲剂。
应用：
乙酸钠可作为碱合成：
恶唑酮，通过芳香醛和马尿酸的Erlenmeyer Plochl缩合反应制备。
肉桂酸，通过芳香醛和酸酐的Perkin反应制备。
乙酸钠-乙酸混合缓冲溶液可用于取代咪唑的多溴化合成多溴代咪唑。
它还可用于多组分Knoevenagel-Michael串联反应的催化剂。

Sodium Acetate (NaOAc), Anhydrous is commonly used in several applications. A formulation with ethanol may be used for precipitation of nucleic acids. This compound is often used in the preparation of gel stains for protein gel electrophoresis. Effective as a buffer with Acetic acid in the range of pH 3.6 - 5.6. Studies on microbial pili suggest that sodium acetate suppressed K99 production in E. coli strains cultured on a minimal medium. Experiments have shown that when added to food waste composting systems, NaOAc may be effective at counteracting the adverse effects of organic acids produced in the composting process.
For precipitation of nucleic acids and preparation of gel stains for protein gel electrophoresis.