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
$(CH_3COO)^-$
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
$R-CH_3$ 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