Acetic acid

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Description

Product Description 

Name: Glacial Acetic Acid

Grade: Industrial Grade; Food Grade

Content: 80%, 90%, 99.8%, 99.9%

 Identifiers

IUPAC Name Acetic acid
Synonyms Acetic acid glacial; Glacial acetic acid; Ethanoic acid; Ethylic acid; Hydrogen acetate; Methanecarboxylic acid
Molecular formula C2H4O2; CH3COOH
Molecular weight 60.05 g/mol
CAS No. 64-19-7
InChI InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4)
SMILES CC(O)=O
ChemSpider 171
ChEMBL ChEMBL539
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.528
EC Number 200-580-7
PubChem CID 176
UNII Q40Q9N063P
UN Code 2789
HS Code 2915211900

Physical and chemical Properties

Physical State Liquid
Appearance Colorless
Odor pungent
Odor Threshold No information available
pH 2.4 at 60.05 g/mol
Melting Point/Range 16.2°C – lit.
Boiling Point/Range 117°C – 118°C
Flash Point No information available
Evaporation Rate No information available
Flammability (solid, gas) Not applicable
Upper Flammability or explosive limits Upper explosion limit: 19.9% (V)
Lower Flammability or explosive limits Lower explosion limit: 4% (V)
Vapor Pressure 73.3 hPa at 50.0°C

15.2 hPa at 20.0°C

Vapor Density No information available
Relative Density 1.049 g/cm3 at 25°C
Solubility Completely soluble
Partition coefficient (n-octanol/water) logPow: -0.17
Autoignition Temperature 485.0°C
Decomposition Temperature No information available
Viscosity No information available

Spectral information

No data available

Safety and Hazards information

Classification

OSHA/HCS status     

This material is considered hazardous by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200).

Classification of the substance or mixture

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS – Category 3

SKIN CORROSION – Category 1A

SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE – Category 1

 

GHS label elements 

Hazard pictograms

Non Aqueous Organic Glacial Acetic Acid For Flavoring Agents

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

Flammable liquid and vapor.

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.

 

Precautionary statements

Prevention

Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames, and other ignition sources. No smoking. Use explosion-proof electrical, ventilating, lighting, and all material-handling equipment. Do not breathe vapor or spray. Wear protective gloves. Wear eye or face protection. Wear protective clothing.

Response

IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water or shower.

IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

IF SWALLOWED: Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.

Storage  

Not applicable.

Disposal 

Dispose of contents and container in accordance with all local, regional, national, and international regulations.

Supplemental label elements 

Not applicable.

Hazards not otherwise classified  

Corrosive to respiratory tract

Stability and reactivity

 Reactivity

No data available.

 Chemical stability

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

 Possibility of hazardous reactions

No data available

 Conditions to avoid  

Heat, flames, and sparks.

 Incompatible materials 

Oxidizing agents, Soluble carbonates and phosphates, Hydroxides, Metals, Peroxides, permanganates, for   example potassium permanganate, Amines, Alcohols, Nitric acid

 Hazardous decomposition products 

Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions.-Carbon oxides

Other decomposition products-No data available