Term Name: | diacetin |
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Synonyms: | 1,2,3 propanetriol diacetate, diacetylglycerol, glycerin diacetate, glycerine diacetate, glycerol diacetate, glyceryl diacetate, propane-1,2,3-triol diacetate |
Definition: | A diglyceride resulting from the formal condensation of any two of the hydroxy groups of glycerol with the carboxy groups of two molecules of acetic acid (either R1 = H and R2 = Ac, or R1 = Ac and R2 = H). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:88156] ( EBI ) |