Acetic acid serves as an important feedstock in the manufacturing of chemicals such as vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that go into adhesives, coatings ...

Expanding Pharmaceutical Industry – Acetyls are widely used in drug manufacturing, particularly in the production of aspirin, ...

In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...