Acetic acid wani sinadari ne mai cike da sinadarin carboxylic wanda ke ɗauke da ƙwayoyin carbon guda biyu kuma muhimmin sinadari ne da ke ɗauke da iskar oxygen daga hydrocarbons. Tsarin kwayoyin halittarsa ​​shine C₂H₄O₂, tare da tsarin tsarin CH₃COOH, kuma rukunin aikinsa shine ƙungiyar carboxyl. A matsayin babban sinadarin vinegar, glacial acetic acid kuma ana kiransa acetic acid. Misali, yana wanzuwa galibi a cikin nau'in esters a cikin 'ya'yan itatuwa ko man kayan lambu, yayin da a cikin kyallen dabbobi, fitar da ruwa, da jini, glacial acetic acid yana wanzuwa azaman free acid. Vinegar na yau da kullun yana ɗauke da kashi 3% zuwa 5% acetic acid.

Fiye da shekaru 20 na gwaninta a matsayin mai fitar da glacial acetic acid, ana iya samun bayanai. Danna nan don samun ƙiyasin farashi.