acrylic acid
Also known as prop-2-enoic acid, ethylenecarboxylic acid, vinylformic acid, acroleic acid, 2-propenoic acid, propene acid, propenoic acid
chemical compound
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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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.
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