Posted by devo
on 6/6/2008, 7:32 pm, in reply to "bad oder"
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Acetic acid undergoes the typical chemical reactions of a carboxylic acid, such as producing water and a metal ethanoate when reacting with alkalis, producing a metal ethanoate when reacted with a metal, and producing a metal ethanoate, water and carbon dioxide when reacting with carbonates and hydrogencarbonates. Most notable of all its reactions is the formation of ethanol by reduction, and formation of derivatives such as acetyl chloride via nucleophilic acyl substitution. Other substitution derivatives include acetic anhydride; this anhydride is produced by loss of water from two molecules of acetic acid. Esters of acetic acid can likewise be formed via Fischer esterification, and amides can also be formed. When heated acetic acid decomposes to produce carbon dioxide and methane, or to produce ketene and water.
Acetic acid can be detected by its characteristic smell!
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