Structured Summary
Abstract
A liquid that functions as a strong oxidizing agent. It has an acrid odor and is used as a disinfectant.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H4O3
- Molecular Weight
- 76.05 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 79-21-0
- IUPAC Name
- ethaneperoxoic acid
- InChIKey
- KFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(=O)OO
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010463
- Source
- PubChem CID 6585
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Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Acetyl Hydroperoxide
- Peroxyacetic Acid
- Peroxyethanoic Acid
- Acid, Peracetic
- Acid, Peroxyacetic
- Acid, Peroxyethanoic
- Desoxone-1
- Dialax
- Peracetic Acid, Sodium Salt
- Sodium Peracetate
- Zinc Peracetate
- Desoxone 1
- Desoxone1
- Peracetate, Sodium
- Peracetate, Zinc
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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
91(75); was see under ACETIC ACIDS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Acetic Acids (1969-1974)
- Peroxides (1969-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Peracetic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010463. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010463
- Peracetic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peracetic_acid
- Peracetic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375140
- Peracetic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6585. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6585