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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/REAXYS Number:
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.

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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

5.2 - Organic peroxides and self-reacting hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

132.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

56 °C - closed cup

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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)
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)
A one-pot conversion of the phenyldimethylsilyl group into a hydroxyl group.
Fleming I and Sanderson PEJ.
Tetrahedron Letters, 28(26), 4229-4232 (1987)
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
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
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