| Name | Data | Structural formula | Description |
| Acetic acid Acetoxylic acid Acetylic acid Acidum aceticum (lat) Ethanoic acid Glacial acetic acid Ethoxylic acid Methane carbonic acid Methyl formic acid Methyl carbonic acid |
Empirical formula C2H4O2 Melting point 17 °C Boiling point 118 °C |
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Acetic acid is a colourless, liquid, corrosive carbon acid with a typical vinegar odour. Aqueous solutions of acetic acid are termed vinegar and concentrated acetic acid is called glacial acetic acid. The Latin name for acetic acid is acidum aceticum. The salts of acetic acid are termed acetates (e.g. ammonium acetate, calcium acetate, sodium acetate). |
| Name | Formula | Melting pt | Boiling pt | Brief description |
| Benzoic acid | C7H6O2 | 122 °C | 249 °C | Benzoic acid is an aromatic carbon acid… |
| Propionic acid | C3H6O2 | −21 °C | 141 °C | Propionic acid is the trivial name for … |
| Formic acid | CH2O2 | 8 °C | 101 °C | Colourless, corrosive liquid soluble in water… |
| Citric acid | C6H8O7 | 153 °C | 175 °C | Citric acid is a colourless, water-soluble… |
| Propylene glycol | C3H8O2 | −68 °C | 188 °C | Propylene glycol is a clear, colourless… |
| Glycerol | C3H8O3 | 18 °C | 290 °C | Glycerol is the trivial name and the… |
| Sorbic acid | C6H8O2 | 135 °C | 228 °C | Sorbic acid is a double … |
| Ammonia | NH3 | −78 °C | −33 °C | Ammonia is a strongly pungent… |
| Lactic acid | C3H6O3 | 18 °C | 122 °C | Lactic acid is an important intermediate product… |
| Phosphoric acid | H3PO4 | 42,35 °C | 213 °C | Normal, or orthophosphoric, acid is the… |
| Acetic acid | C2H4O2 | 17 °C | 118 °C | Acetic acid is a colourless, liquid… |
| Fumaric acid | C4H4O4 | 287 °C | 290 °C | Fumaric acid is found in various plants… |
| Lignin sulphonic acid | Lignin sulphonic acid is formed from lignin… | |||
| Crude glycerol | C3H8H3 | Crude glycerol is formed during chemical… | ||
| Carbonic acids | Collective name for alphatic, saturated… | |||
| Cobalt(II) chloride | CoCl2 | 735 °C | 1049 °C | Nutritionally, cobalt is an essential… |
| Ascorbic acid | C6H8O6 | 190 °C | 192 °C | Ascorbic acid is an organic solid… |
| Chicory pulp | C7H6H2 | Chicory pulp is the dried root… | ||
| Vitamin E | C29H50O2 | 2.5–3.5 °C | 393 °C | Vitamin E is a collective term for a group… |
| Vermiculite | Vermiculite is a mineral similar… | |||
| Diamol | (SiO2)n | Natural product from deposits of… | ||
| Sipernate | (SiO2)n | Synthetic, amorphous, precipitated silicic acid… |