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methacrolein
Sign in to saveMethacrolein, or methacrylaldehyde, is an unsaturated aldehyde. It is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid.
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It sits within the topics Alkenals, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and Enones.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6O
- Molecular weight
- 70.09 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylprop-2-enal
- SMILES
- CC(=C)C=O
- InChIKey
- STNJBCKSHOAVAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.7
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 70.042
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- found in taxon
- Humulus lupulus
- chemical formula
- C₄H₆O
- Commons category
- Methacrolein
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=C)C=O
- melting point
- -81.0
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Encyclopedic overview
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Methacrolein, or methacrylaldehyde, is an unsaturated aldehyde. It is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid.
Methacrolein is one of two major products resulting from the reaction of isoprene with OH in the atmosphere, the other product being methyl vinyl ketone (MVK, also known as butenone). These compounds are important components of the atmospheric oxidation chemistry of biogenic chemicals, which can result in the formation of ozone and/or particulates. Methacrylaldehyde is also present in cigarette smoke. It can be found in the essential oil of the plant Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) which contains 5% methacrolein.
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