Acetic Acid

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G01AD02,S02AA10

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000064-19-7

Chemical Formula

C2-H4-O2

Molecular Weight

60

Chemical Names

Acetic acid (IUPAC)

Acide éthanoïque (DCF)

Ethanoic Acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum aceticum glaciale (Latin)
• Essigsäure 99% (German)
• Acide acétique glacial (French)
• Ácido acético (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide acétique (OS: DCF)
• Glacial Acetic Acid (OS: USAN, JAN)
• 4-02-00-00094 (IS: Beilstein)
• Acetyl hydroxide (IS)
• AcOH (IS)
• BRN 0506007 (IS)
• CCRIS 5952 (IS)
• E 260 (IS)
• Eisessig (IS)
• Ethylic acid (IS)
• HAc (IS)
• Hydrogen acetate (IS)
• Methanecarboxylic acid (IS)
• NSC 132953 (IS)
• Vinegar acid (IS)
• Water-free acetic acid (IS)
• Essigsäure 99% (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glacial Acetic Acid (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, JP XV)

Brand Names

• Earcalm
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, United Kingdom



• Instaret
  Uni-Pharma, Greece



• Liberanit
  Trommsdorff, Germany

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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