Acetic acid

CAS Registry Number®

64-19-7

CAS Name

Acetic acid

Molecular Formula

C2H4O2

Molecular Mass

60.05

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    117.9 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    16.6 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.0446 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4)

InChIKey

InChIKey=QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C)(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid
  • Ethanoic acid
  • Ethylic acid
  • Glacial acetic acid
  • Methanecarboxylic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

77671-22-8, 1053656-97-5, 1173022-32-6

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