Acetic acid

June 30th, 2008 by

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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