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Peracetic acid solution

36-40 wt. % in acetic acid

Synonym(s):

Peroxyacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CO3H
CAS Number:
79-21-0
Molecular Weight:
76.05
Beilstein:
1098464
MDL number:
MFCD00002128
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329756332
NACRES:
NA.21

form

liquid

Quality Level

200

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

availability

available only in EU

concentration

36-40% (by Na2S2O3, redox titration)
36-40 wt. % in acetic acid

density

1.13 g/cm3

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)OO

InChI

1S/C2H4O3/c1-2(3)5-4/h4H,1H3

InChI key

KFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Peracetic acid solution may be used as a reaction media to transform phenyldimethylsilyl group to hydroxyl group attached to carbon.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Org. Perox. D - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

5.2 - Organic peroxides and self-reacting hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

132.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

56 °C - closed cup

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FSL

Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

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BCCG0112
BCCD6508
BCCC6075
BCBW6523
BCBV3186

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The Role of Peracetic Acid in Bloodmeal Decoloring.
Hicks TM, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 90(10), 1577-1587 (2013)
A one-pot conversion of the phenyldimethylsilyl group into a hydroxyl group.
Fleming I and Sanderson PEJ.
Tetrahedron Letters, 28(26), 4229-4232 (1987)
Peracetic acid oxidation as an alternative pre-treatment for the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge.
Appels L, et al.
Bioresource Technology, 102(5), 4124-4130 (2011)
Mehmet Kitis
Environment international, 30(1), 47-55 (2003-12-11)
Peracetic acid is a strong disinfectant with a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Due to its bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal effectiveness as demonstrated in various industries, the use of peracetic acid as a disinfectant for wastewater effluents has been
Alberto Baggioli et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 15(4), 1130-1140 (2012-12-12)
We examine several computational strategies for the prediction of the (17)O-NMR shielding constants for a selection of organic acids and peracids in aqueous solution. In particular, we consider water (the solvent and reference for the chemical shifts), hydrogen peroxide, acetic
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