Overview

Stats

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
ChEBI 15366
ChEMBL CHEMBL539
ChemSpider 171
InChIKey
NIKKAJI ID J2.355H
PDBe ACY
UCI (UniChem) 503063
SureChEMBL 140294
CCDC
NMRShiftDB 10009160
Metabolites & Pathways
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
eMolecules 475727
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