'''Acetic acid,''' also called '''ethanoic acidoffical [[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 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. ==Other Names==ethanoic acidacetyl hydroxidehydrogen acetatemethanecarboxylic acid
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