PRODUCT: Acetic acid
Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an organic
compound with the chemical formula CH3COOH (also written as CH3CO2H
or C2H4O2). It is a colourless liquid that when undiluted is also
called glacial acetic acid.
Application: Acetic acid is a chemical reagent for the production
of chemical compounds. The largest single use of acetic acid is in
the production of vinyl acetate monomer.
