Acetic acid ndi, Pamenepo, chinthu chopangidwa ndi ma atomu a carbon. Ma atomu a carbon awa sali m'malo awo oxidation kwambiri, monga valency yawo yapakati imayima pa ziro.
Choncho, ndi mikhalidwe yoyenera, imatha kulowetsedwa ndi okosijeni, kusonyeza mphamvu yake kuyaka.