English name: Acetic acid
Chinese alias: acetic acid; glacial acetic acid; acid (food grade); glacial acetic acid; glacial acetic acid (food grade); acetic acid, anhydrous; acetic acid (food grade)
CAS RN: 64-19-7
EINECS Number: 200-580-7
Molecular formula: C₂H₄O₂
Molecular weight: 60.05

Physical and chemical properties:

Properties: Colorless transparent liquid with pungent odor.
Melting point: 16.635°C
Boiling point: 117.9°C
Relative density: 1.0492
Refractive index: 1.3716
Flash point: 57°C
Solubility: Miscible with water, ethanol, benzene and ether, insoluble in carbon disulfide.

Uses: Mainly used in the preparation of acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate, acetates, metal acetates, chloroacetic acid, cellulose acetate, etc., used in the production of ethyl acetate, edible flavors, wine flavors, etc. as analytical reagents, solvents and Dipping agent.