Acrylic acid
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q324628
Library of congress:
sh 87000370
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Acrylamide, 1985.
- Hawley chem. dict.(acrylic acid; variants: acroleic acid, propenoic acid)
- Hackh chem. dict.(acrylic acid; variants: acroleic acid, propenoic acid, propene acid, ethylenecarboxylic acid)
- LC data base, 12/23/86(acrylic acid)
- Merck(acrylic acid; variants: 2-Propenoic acid, vinylformic acid)
- Chem. abst.(2-propenoic acid; CAS reg. no.: 79-10-7)
- McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech.(acrylic acid)
Wikipedia description:
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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