Acrylic acid

C3H4O2CAS 79-10-772.06 g/mol

OOH
AlkeneCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H4O2
Molar mass
72.06 g/mol
Exact mass
72.0211 Da
Density
1.0511 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
12.3 °C
Boiling point
141 °C
pKa
4.25 (25 °C)
Flash point
-55 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
miscible (25 °C)
logP
0.26Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-061-00-8), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P363, P370+P378, P391, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
79-10-7
SMILES
C=CC(=O)O
InChIKey
NIXOWILDQLNWCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H4O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H,1H2,(H,4,5)

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Names and synonyms

15 names · show all
  • 2-Propenoic acid
  • Acroleic acid
  • Ethylenecarboxylic acid
  • Vinylformic acid
  • Propenoic acid
  • NSC 4765
  • LX 300
  • LX 300 (crosslinking agent)
  • B 60-1
  • HF 3050
  • Liroudan FR-RV
  • Relugan FR-RV
  • RA 238
  • TM 1202
  • Acrylic acid glacial

Reactions

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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