CHEBI:42530 - peracetic acid

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ChEBI Name peracetic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:42530
Definition A 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.
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Formula C2H4O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 76.051
Monoisotopic Mass 76.01604
InChI InChI=1S/C2H4O3/c1-2(3)5-4/h4H,1H3
InChIKey KFSLWBXXFJQRDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)OO
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): 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 (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): disinfectant
An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
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Outgoing 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 Sources
acetic peroxide ChemIDplus
acetyl hydroperoxide ChemIDplus
acide peracetique DrugBank
acido peroxiacetico DrugBank
ethaneperoxic acid ChemIDplus
monoperacetic acid ChemIDplus
PAA ChemIDplus
peracetic acid UniProt
peroxoacetic acid ChemIDplus
peroxyacetic acid ChemIDplus
Brand Names Sources
Acecide KEGG DRUG
Desoxon 1 ChemIDplus
Estosteril ChemIDplus
Osbon AC ChemIDplus
Proxitane 4002 ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
1466 PPDB
6336 ChemSpider
D03467 KEGG DRUG
DB14556 DrugBank
F50 PDBeChem
HMDB0031608 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1098464 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
79-21-0 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
79-21-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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17 August 2021