I-acetic acid, inyaniso, into ephilayo eyenziwe ziiathom zekhabhoni. Ezi athom zekhabhoni azikho kweyona meko iphezulu ye-oxidation, njengoko ivalency yabo iphakathi ku-zero.
Ngoko ke, kunye neemeko ezifanelekileyo, inokungena kwi-oxidation nge-oxygen, ebonisa ukukwazi kwayo ukutshisa.