Notes. Crystal structure of sodium dihydrogen triacetate

Abstract

In the crystal structure of NaH₂[O₂CCH₃]₃ the residues CH₃CO₂H and CH₃CO₂^– are crystallographically distinct; they are co-ordinated to the Na⁺ ions forming chains parallel to the c axis, which are strengthened by short asymmetric hydrogen bonds. Intermolecular interactions hold together these parallel chains. The crystals are tetragonal, space group P4₁, with a= 8.266(1), c= 14.794(2)Å, Z= 4, and R= 0.050 for 609 ‘observed’ reflections