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calcium acetate

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Also known as Eliphos, Phoslo, Phoslo Gelcaps, Phoslyra, Lime acetate, Acetate OF lime, calcium ethanoate, Lime pyrolignite

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
C4H6CaO4
Molecular weight
158.17 g/mol
IUPAC name
calcium diacetate
SMILES
CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
InChIKey
VSGNNIFQASZAOI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Polar surface area
80.3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

Calcium acetate is a chemical compound which is a calcium salt of acetic acid. It has the formula Ca(CH3COO)2. Its standard name is calcium acetate, while calcium ethanoate is the systematic name. An older name is acetate of lime. The anhydrous form is very hygroscopic; therefore the monohydrate (Ca(CH3COO)2·H2O) is the common form.

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