Author	Topic:   Aceti acid
Fjp92 Frequent Poster	posted April 04, 2000 02:00 AM             I have read that acetic acid and H2SO4 will exploded when mixed. So does that mean it wont be a good idea to make aceic acid using consentrated H2SO4 ans sodium acetate??
überchlor Frequent Poster	posted April 08, 2000 01:53 AM          Out of question; where did you read this? I haven't heard of such a reaction, but since sulfuric acid is a oxidizer and acetic acid is a combustible, there is however a 50/50 chance that a violent reaction *could ensue, but i have my doubts, because one method of preparing high strength glacial acetic acid is by distilling calcium or sodium acetate with concentrated sulfuric acid, acetic acid has a boiling point of 118 degrees C, so this is where the acetic acid distills over, for saftey reasons; the distilling should be conducted behind a saftey shield or strong fume hood.

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