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When I try to get info on acetic acid with the ChemicalData function there are only "aceticAcid$l^{1}oxidanylEster" and "aceticAcid;dioxouranium", no acetic acid. I must be missing something?

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  • $\begingroup$ Hi, I generalized the title a bit. This might keep it from being closed as "easily found" or some such reason. It's also more likely to be helpful to others with similar problems. $\endgroup$ – Michael E2 Dec 8 '15 at 19:22
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Alternative way to find the "StandardName":

Use Ctrl-= and type the common name:

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Hit Return:

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Click the check-mark and ask ChemicalData for the "StandardName", which will return the name identifying the chemical in the database:

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Or you can just query ChemicalData using the entity:

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Another alternative, remembering that Mathematica likes Capitals:

ChemicalData["Acetic*"]

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You can also ask the Interpreter

Interpreter["Chemical"]["aceticacid"]["StandardName"]

"AceticAcid"

Or

Interpreter["Chemical"]["aceticacid"]["AlternateNames"]

{"acetic acid, glacial", "ethanoic acid", "ethylic acid", "glacial acetic acid", "methanecarboxylic acid", "vinegar acid"}

"StandardName" and "AlternateNames" are just two of the many "Properties" of entity "Chemical". To see all of them:

Entity["Chemical"]["Properties"]

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It's because you have to search with "AceticAcid" not "acetic acid".

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