Structured Summary
Abstract
Product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H4O2
- Molecular Weight
- 60.05 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 64-19-7
- IUPAC Name
- acetic acid
- InChIKey
- QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019342
- Source
- PubChem CID 176
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Acetic Acid Glacial
- Glacial Acetic Acid
- Acetic Acid, Glacial
- Glacial, Acetic Acid
- Vinegar
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
1997; was ACETIC ACID GLACIAL (NM) 1981-1996
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Previous Indexing
- Acetic Acids (1981-1996)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acetic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019342. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019342
- Acetic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic_acid
- Acetic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47512
- Acetic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 176. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/176