Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4O3
- Molecular weight
- 76.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethaneperoxoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(=O)OO
- InChIKey
- KFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.4
- Polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
2,688 papers- Peracetic acid application as an antimicrobial and its residual (HEDP): a holistic approach on the technological characteristics of chicken meat.Poultry science · 2023
- Peracetic acid efficacy on disinfection of photostimulable phosphor plates.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2024
- Is Peracetic Acid Fumigation Effective in Public Transportation?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
- Disinfection of wastewater with peracetic acid: a review.Environment international · 2004
- Peracetic acid as a low-cytotoxicity disinfectant in simulated swimming pool water.Journal of hazardous materials · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Ethaneperoxoic acid
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “peracetic acid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.