Acetic acid

SFA2:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
2
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
60.05
Weight · g/mol
16.6 °C
Melting point
C2H4O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC ethanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

The active component of vinegar — likely the first acid ever produced in bulk (from ~3000 BCE).

Source

Found in plants. Also made by gut microbes and the body.

Type

Short-chain saturated fatty acid with 2 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Acetic acid
IUPAC Name ethanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Acetic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010002
Lipid Bank DFA0002
Swiss Lipids 000000449
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB019725
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 176
CAS 64-19-7
ChEBI 15366
ChEMBL CHEMBL539
ChemSpider 171
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000005224164
NIKKAJI ID J2.355H
PDBe ACY
UCI (UniChem) 503063
SureChEMBL 140294
CCDC —
NMRShiftDB 10009160
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000042
METLIN 3206
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1
BioCyc/MetaCyc ACET
MetaNetX ID MNXM26
BiGG ID 33590
KEGG C00033
KNApSAcK C00001176
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB03166
DrugCentral 4211
BindingDB 50074329
Guide to Pharm 1058
Probes & Drugs PD051684
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH D019342
NCIt Code C61623
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) Q40Q9N063P
FDA SRS (USA) Q40Q9N063P
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID5024394
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-000-871-575
eMolecules 475727
Mcule MCULE-8295936189
ChemicalBook CB9927175
MedChemExpress —

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Acetic acid
Simple Notation 2:0
Notation 2:0
IUPAC Name ethanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C2H4O2
SMILES CC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 60.05 g/mol
Melting Point 16.6 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles N/A
ATP Yield (Net) N/A