
Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde is the aldehyde formed from acetic acid by reduction of the carboxy group. It is the most abundant carcinogen in tobacco smoke. It has a role as an electron acceptor, a mutagen, a carcinogenic agent, a teratogenic agent, an oxidising agent, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and an EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- acetaldehyde
- Molecular formula
- C2H4O
- Molecular weight
- 44.05 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 44.026214747 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:15343
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16571
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL170365
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5039224
- PubMed:35705057
- PubMed:35595033
- PubMed:35504338
- PubMed:35158046
- PubMed:33064461
- PubMed:31059574
- PubMed:29110037
- PubMed:28602540
- PubMed:28017615
- PubMed:26505805
- PubMed:26298003
- PubMed:24492484
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