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CHEBI:42530 - peracetic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:42530
ChEBI Nameperacetic acid
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DefinitionA peroxy acid that is acetic acid in which the OH group is substituted by a hydroperoxy group. It is a versatile oxidising agent that is used as a disinfectant.
Last Modified17 August 2021
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FormulaC2H4O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass76.051
Monoisotopic Mass76.01604
SMILESCC(=O)OO
InChIInChI=1S/C2H4O3/c1-2(3)5-4/h4H,1H3
InChIKeyKFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
oxidising agent  A substance that removes electrons from another reactant in a redox reaction.
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
disinfectant  An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
peracetic acid (CHEBI:42530) has functional parent acetic acid (CHEBI:15366)
peracetic acid (CHEBI:42530) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
peracetic acid (CHEBI:42530) has role oxidising agent (CHEBI:63248)
peracetic acid (CHEBI:42530) is a a peroxy acid (CHEBI:177878)
IUPAC Name 
ethaneperoxoic acid
Synonyms  Source
acetic peroxideChemIDplus
acetyl hydroperoxideChemIDplus
acide peracetiqueDrugBank
acido peroxiaceticoDrugBank
ethaneperoxic acidChemIDplus
monoperacetic acidChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
AcecideKEGG DRUG
Desoxon 1ChemIDplus
EstosterilChemIDplus
Osbon ACChemIDplus
Proxitane 4002ChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
peracetic acidUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
1466PPDB
6336ChemSpider
D03467KEGG DRUG
DB14556DrugBank
F50PDBeChem
HMDB0031608HMDB
Peracetic_acidWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1098464Reaxys
CAS:79-21-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:79-21-0ChemIDplus
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