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acetic acid

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Also known as ethanoic acid, methanecarboxylic acid, ethylic acid, ethoic acid

chemical compound

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Acetic acid is a chemical compound that is the main ingredient in vinegar, giving it its sour taste and pungent smell. It's widely used in food production, cleaning products, and various industrial processes, making it an important chemical in everyday life.

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Chemical data

Formula: C2H4O2
Molecular weight: 60.05 g/mol
IUPAC name: acetic acid
SMILES: CC(=O)O
InChIKey: QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: -0.2
Polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Research

216,448 papers

Acetic acid bacteria.Annual review of microbiology · 1957RAO MRRDOI: 10.1146/annurev.mi.11.100157.001533
OXIDATION OF ALIPHATIC GLYCOLS BY ACETIC ACID BACTERIA.ReviewBacteriological reviews · 1964DELEY J, KERSTERS K
Acetic acid removal from corn stover hydrolysate using ethyl acetate and the impact on Saccharomyces cerevisiae bioethanol fermentation.Biotechnology progress · 2016Aghazadeh M, Ladisch MR, Engelberth ASDOI: 10.1002/btpr.2282
Irrigation with acetic acid.Annals of emergency medicine · 1989Woodard DDOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80247-1
THE METABOLISM OF ACETIC ACID, PROPIONIC ACID AND BUTYRIC ACID IN SHEEP.The Biochemical journal · 1963ANNISON EF, LENG RA, LINDSAY DB et al.DOI: 10.1042/bj0880248
Acetic acid and phenylquinone writhing test: a critical study in mice.Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology · 1983Singh PP, Junnarkar AY, Rao CS et al.
Acetic acid used for the elimination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from burn and soft tissue wounds.Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps · 1993Sloss JM, Cumberland N, Milner SMDOI: 10.1136/jramc-139-02-04
Effect of acetic acid on xylose fermentation to xylitol by Candida guilliermondii.Journal of basic microbiology · 1995Felipe MG, Vieira DC, Vitolo M et al.DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620350309

Wikidata facts

Mass: 60.021129366
Image: Acetic acid.jpg
Autonomy: 427

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lower flammable limit: 4
Commons category: Acetic acid
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0002
density: 1.0446
immediately dangerous to life or health: 123
boiling point: 117.9
melting point: 17
vapor pressure: 100
flash point: 39
upper flammable limit: 19.9
ionization energy: 10.66
time-weighted average exposure limit: 25
short-term exposure limit: 37
chemical formula: C₂H₄O₂
canonical SMILES: CC(=O)O
pKa: 4.756
median lethal dose (LD50): 1060
surface tension: 22.13
minimal lethal dose: 308
partition coefficient water/octanol: -0.17
refractive index: 1.372
dynamic viscosity: 0.464
standard enthalpy of formation: -487
electric dipole moment: 1.70
NCI Thesaurus ID: C61623
minimal lethal concentration: 16000
median lethal concentration (LC50): 11000

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