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CHEBI:3310 - calcium acetate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:3310
ChEBI Namecalcium acetate
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DefinitionThe calcium salt of acetic acid. It is used, commonly as a hydrate, to treat hyperphosphataemia (excess phosphate in the blood) in patients with kidney disease: the calcium ion combines with dietary phosphate to form (insoluble) calcium phosphate, which is excreted in the faeces.
Last Modified27 April 2010
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Formula2C2H3O2.Ca
Net Charge0
Average Mass158.166
Monoisotopic Mass157.98920
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
InChIInChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Ca/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2
InChIKeyVSGNNIFQASZAOI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
chelator  A ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
calcium acetate (CHEBI:3310) has part acetate (CHEBI:30089)
calcium acetate (CHEBI:3310) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
calcium acetate (CHEBI:3310) is a calcium salt (CHEBI:35156)
Incoming Relation(s)
calcium acetate monohydrate (CHEBI:59199) has part calcium acetate (CHEBI:3310)
IUPAC Name 
calcium diacetate
Synonyms  Source
acetate of limeChemIDplus
brown acetate of limeChemIDplus
gray acetate of limeChemIDplus
lime acetateChemIDplus
Ca(OAc)2ChEBI
lime pyroligniteChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
DB00258DrugBank
D00931KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:3692527Beilstein
Gmelin:22320Gmelin
CAS:62-54-4KEGG DRUG
CAS:62-54-4ChemIDplus
CAS:62-54-4NIST Chemistry WebBook