Orthoacetic acid
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Orthoacetic acid or ethane-1,1,1-triol is an hypothetical organic compound with formula C
2H
6O
3 or H3C-C(OH)3. It would be an ortho acid with the ethane backbone.
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Ethane-1,1,1-triol[1] | |
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C2H6O3 | |
Molar mass | 78.067 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Orthoacetic acid is believed to be impossible to isolate, since it would readily decompose into acetic acid and water. It may have a fleeting existence in aqueous solutions of acetic acid.[2]