Molecular Formula: C
2H
4O
2 Molecular Weight: 60.05196
InChIKey: QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed)
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