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acrylic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as prop-2-enoic acid, ethylenecarboxylic acid, vinylformic acid, acroleic acid, 2-propenoic acid, propene acid, propenoic acid
chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Acrylic acid, also identified by the IUPAC name prop-2-enoic acid, is a chemical compound with the formula C₃H₄O₂. It has a molecular mass of 72.021 and a standard enthalpy of formation of -384.09. The substance exhibits a density of 1.05, a melting point of 55, and a boiling point of 286. Its vapor pressure is 3, and it has a flash point of 121.
Safety data for acrylic acid indicates a lower flammable limit of 2.4 and an upper flammable limit of 8.02. The median lethal dose (LD50) is 2400, while the median lethal concentration (LC50) is 5300. Exposure limits include a time-weighted average of 30 and a short-term limit of 15. The minimal lethal concentration is listed as 4000.
Chemical properties include a pKa of 4.25 and an ionization energy of 10.60. The compound has one hydrogen bond donor and two hydrogen bond acceptors, with a topological polar surface area of 37.3 and an xlogp of 0.3. It is referenced by 151 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H4O2
- Molecular weight
- 72.06 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- prop-2-enoic acid
- SMILES
- C=CC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- NIXOWILDQLNWCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.3
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
9,406 papers- Acrylic acid.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1999
- Degradation of high-strength acrylic acid wastewater with anaerobic granulation technology: A mini-review.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023
- Comprehensive review of the role of acrylic acid derivative polymers in floating drug delivery system.Polimery w medycynie · 2019
- Zwitterionic Silicone Materials Derived from Aza-Michael Reaction of Amino-Functional PDMS with Acrylic Acid.Macromolecular rapid communications · 2021
- Feasibility of acrylic acid production by fermentation.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2005
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Encyclopedic overview
Acrylic acid (IUPAC: prop-2-enoic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCOOH. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform. More than a million tons are produced annually.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “acrylic acid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.