I-methyl acetate inephunga elimnandi, le-fruity kanye nokunambitheka okubabayo okuncane. Ingahle ilungiswe nge-acetic acial acetic and methanol phambi kwama-catalysts acid; noma ngokushisa i-methanol nge-carbon monoxide eyeqile ngaphansi kwengcindezi phambi kwe-catalyst (phosphoric acid, usawoti we-coballk).
I-methyl acetate yenzeka ngokwemvelo ekugxilweni okuphansi ku-mint, ukhunta, amagilebhisi, i-banana, ikofi (ikofi (i-furia kanye neBellanca, 1975) futhi iyisimo esishintshashintshayo sama-nectarines (i-hotoka et al., 1988). Kubuye kube khona kwezinye iziphuzo ezidliwayo ezihluzekile (Shimoda et al., 1993). Kukhiqizwa ngentshiseko nge-carnonylwation ye-methanol njengokukhiqizwa kwe-acetic acid Production noma ngokuchazwa kwe-acetic acid nge-methanol phambi kwe-methanol phambi kwe-acid enamandla njenge-sulfuric acid.