Methacrylic acid

C4H6O2CAS 79-41-486.09 g/mol

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AlkeneCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6O2
Molar mass
86.09 g/mol
Exact mass
86.0368 Da
Density
1.0153 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
16 °C
Boiling point
163 °C
pKa
4.65
Flash point
67.2 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
90 g/L (25 °C)
logP
0.65Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-088-00-5), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P363, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
79-41-4
SMILES
C=C(C)C(=O)O
InChIKey
CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6)

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all
  • 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid
  • α-Methylacrylic acid
  • Methylacrylic acid
  • 2-Methylacrylic acid
  • α-Methacrylic acid
  • GE 110
  • Loctite 3298
  • Norsocryl MAA
  • NSC 7393
  • Light ester A
  • Acryester MAA
  • MAA
  • GE 100
  • Isobutenic acid
  • Methacrylate
  • CX 192

Work with Methacrylic acid

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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.

Zinc methacrylate13189-00-9Salt Sodium polymethacrylate54193-36-1Salt Sodium methacrylate5536-61-8Salt

Similar compounds

Pyruvic acid127-17-345 % similar 3-Methyl-3-buten-2-one814-78-845 % similar Oxalic acid144-62-744 % similar Dimethylbutadiene513-81-544 % similar 2-Acetamidoacrylic acid5429-56-143 % similar 2-Bromoacrylic acid10443-65-942 % similar 2-Fluoroacrylic acid430-99-942 % similar 2-Chloro-2-propenoic acid598-79-842 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

Crotonic acid107-93-7 Vinyl acetate108-05-4 1,4-Butynediol110-65-6 Diepoxybutane1464-53-5 Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid1759-53-1 Allyl formate1838-59-1 3-Oxotetrahydrofuran22929-52-8 3,6-Dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane285-69-8

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