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Peracetic acid solution

purum, ~39% in acetic acid (RT)

Synonym(s):

Peroxyacetic acid

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

grade

purum

Quality Level

form

liquid

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

concentration

38.5-41.5% (iodometric, redox titration)
~39% in acetic acid (RT)

impurities

≤6% H2O2
~45% acetic acid

refractive index

n20/D 1.391

density

1.15 g/mL at 20 °C

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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General description

The product is a 39% solution of peracetic acid in acetic acid. Peracetic acid is widely employed for the disinfection of sewage since it exhibits anti-bacterial, antifungal and sporicidal characteristics.

Application

Peracetic acid may be used in the synthesis of oxiranes (epoxides) via Prilezhaev reaction.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 743-743 (1994)
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
Jeffrey A Mayfield et al.
Biochemistry, 52(40), 6982-6994 (2013-09-05)
Heme-containing chlorite dismutases (Clds) catalyze a highly unusual O-O bond-forming reaction. The O-O cleaving reactions of hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid (PAA) with the Cld from Dechloromonas aromatica (DaCld) were studied to better understand the Cl-O cleavage of the natural
Gen Zhang et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1266, 110-115 (2012-10-31)
Gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) has been widely used for detecting atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and peroxypropionyl nitrate (PPN). However, to the best of our knowledge, only a few capillary columns have been adopted for separation to
D L Straus et al.
Journal of fish diseases, 35(7), 505-511 (2012-06-08)
Peracetic acid (PAA) is a relatively new compound suggested for use to treat pathogens in aquaculture. It is approved for use in Europe, but not in the United States. This study determined the effectiveness of PAA for fungus control on

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