Barrel glacial acetic acid yog cov kua qaub, tsis muaj xim thiab cov organic compound, nws yog cov kua pob tshab, tsis muaj teeb meem tshem tawm, thiab muaj ntxhiab tsw. Soluble hauv dej, ethanol, glycerol thiab ether, tab sis insoluble hauv carbon disulfide.