In 1859, it was renamed for Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, who was a major shareholder in the Illinois Central Railroad, which in 1856 was the longest span of railroad in the world (Chicago to Cairo).
Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid and methanecarboxylic acid, is a colorless liquid that has a strong and distinct pungent and sour smell. Its chemical formula is C2H4O2: it has two carbon (C) atoms, four hydrogen (H) atoms and two oxygen (O) atoms.t is an organic compound that is classified as a carboxylic acid because a carboxyl (-COOH) group is present in its chemical structure. Acetic acid is also known as the second simplest carboxylic acid.
-(+)-lactic acid or (S)-lactic acid and the other, its mirror image, is. -(â)-lactic acid or (R)-lactic acid. A mixture of the two in equal amounts is called. -lactic acid. Lactic acid is hygroscopic. -lactic acid is miscible with water and with ethanol above its melting point which is around 17 or 18 Â°C.lactic acid have a higher melting point. In animals, -lactate is constantly produced from pyruvate via the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a process of fermentation during normal metabolism and exercise.