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'''Acetic acid,''' offical [[IUPAC]] nomenclature, is a weak [[acid]] whose [[chemical formula]] is CH<sub>3</sub>COOH. It is best known for being found in [[vinegar]], at 5-18% acetic acid by weight.
'''Acetic acid''' is a weak [[acid]] whose [[chemical formula]] is CH<sub>3</sub>COOH. It is the principal [[flavor]] component of [[vinegar]], which contains 5-18% acetic acid by weight.
Acetic acid is commonly produced as a waste product by certain bacteria, notably the ''Acetobacter'' genus and ''Clostridium acetobutylicum''.
Acetic acid is commonly produced as a waste product by certain bacteria, notably the ''Acetobacter'' genus and ''Clostridium acetobutylicum''.
In 1847 the German chemist Hermann Kolbe synthesised acetic acid for the first time by inorganic reagents.
In 1847 the German chemist Hermann Kolbe synthesised acetic acid for the first time by [[inorganic]] reagents.
==Other Names==
==Other Names==
While acetic acid is offical [[IUPAC]] nomenclature, it can be called by other names:
*ethanoic acid
*ethanoic acid
*acetyl hydroxide
*acetyl hydroxide
*methanecarboxylic acid
*methanecarboxylic acid
[[Category:Chemistry]]
[[Category:Chemical Compounds]]
[[Category:Food and drink]]
[[Category:Food and drink]]