Acetic acid
Acetic acid
IUPAC name
Acetic acid, Ethanoic acid
Other names
Acetyl hydroxide (AcOH), Hydrogen acetate (HAc), Ethylic acid, Methanecarboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number
PubChem
176
InChI
1/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,
(H,3,4)/f/h3H
Properties
Molecular formula
CH3COOH
Molar mass
60.05 g/mol
Appearance
Colourless liquid or crystals
Density
1.049 g·cm−3 (l)
1.266 g·cm−3 (s)
Melting point
16.5 °C (289.6 K, 61.6 °F)
Boiling point
118.1 °C (391.2 K, 244.5 °F)
Solubility in water
Fully miscible
Acidity (pKa)
4.76 at 25 °C
Viscosity
1.22 mPa·s at 25 °C
Structure
Dipole moment
1.74 D (gas)
Hazards
MSDS
External MSDS
NFPA 704
2
2
2
R-phrases
R10, R35
S-phrases
(S1/2), S23, S26, S45
Flash point
43 °C
Related compounds
Related carboxylic acid
formic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid
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