Calcium acetate

C4H6CaO4CAS 62-54-4158.17 g/mol

O−OO−OCa2+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6CaO4
Molar mass
158.17 g/mol
Exact mass
157.9892 Da
Density
150 g/mL
Melting point
160 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.29Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
62-54-4
SMILES
CC([O-])=O.CC([O-])=O.[Ca+2]
InChI

The InChI we hold for this record describes the parent acid and the metal separately rather than the salt above, so it is not shown here.

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • Acetic acid, calcium salt (2:1)
  • Acetic acid, calcium salt
  • Brown acetate
  • Calcium diacetate
  • Gray acetate
  • Lime acetate
  • Lime pyrolignite
  • Sorbo-calcion
  • Teltozan
  • Sanopan
  • PhosLo
  • Royen
  • E 263
  • Phosex

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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