Peracetic acid

CAS Registry Number®

79-21-0

CAS Name

Peracetic acid

Molecular Formula

C2H4O3

Molecular Mass

76.05

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    105 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -0.2 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.226 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °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/C2H4O3/c1-2(3)5-4/h4H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=KFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OO)(C)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OO)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethaneperoxoic acid
  • Peroxyacetic acid
  • Acetyl hydroperoxide
  • Hydroperoxide, acetyl
  • Peracetic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

89370-71-8, 232259-02-8

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