Molecular Identity
Calcium acetate
calcium diacetate
PubChem CID: 6116
Calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid. It is used, commonly as a hydrate, to treat hyperphosphataemia (excess phosphate in the blood) in patients with kidney disease: the calcium ion combines with dietary phosphate to form (insoluble) calcium phosphate, which is excreted in the faeces. It has a role as a chelator. It contains an acetate.
2D Structure
Properties
C4H6CaO4
Molecular Formula
158.17
Molecular Weight
g/mol
157.9892
Exact Mass
Da
80.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
0
H-Bond Donors
4
H-Bond Acceptors
25
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
Calcium acetate62-54-4Calcium diacetateAcetic acid, calcium saltLime acetatePhosLoLime pyroligniteAcetate of limeBrown acetateGray Acetate of LimeBrown Acetate of LimePhoslyraTeltozanSorbo-calcionGray acetate
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