Acrylic acid

Acrylic acid

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Name = Acrylic acid
ImageFile = Acrylic acid.svg
ImageSize = 150px
ImageName = Acrylic acid
IUPACName = propenoic acid
OtherNames = Acroleic acid
Ethylenecarboxylic acid
Propene acid
Propenoic acid
Vinylformic acid

Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = C=CC(=O)O
CASNo = 79-10-7
RTECS = AS4375000
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = CH2=CHCOOH
MolarMass = 72.06 g/mol
Appearance = clear, colorless liquid
Density = 1.051 g/mL, liquid
Solubility = Unlimited
MeltingPt = convert|12|°C|K F|abbr=on
BoilingPt = convert|139|°C|K F|abbr=on
pKa = 4.25
Viscosity = 1.3 cP at convert|20|°C|F|abbr=on
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
ExternalMSDS = [http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Acrylic_Acid-9922794]
MainHazards = Corrosive (C),
Dangerous for the
environment (N)
FlashPt = convert|46|°C|F|abbr=on
RPhrases = R10, R20/21/22,
R35, R50
SPhrases = S26, S36/37/39,
S45, S61

Acrylic acid or prop-2-enoic acid is a chemical compound (formula C3H4O2) and it is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid with a vinyl group at the α-carbon position and a carboxylic acid terminus. In its pure form, acrylic acid is a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic acrid odor. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers and chloroform. Acrylic acid is produced from propene, a gaseous product of oil refineries.

Acrylic acid undergoes the typical reactions of a carboxylic acid and, when reacted with an alcohol, it will form the corresponding ester. The esters and salts of acrylic acid are collectively known as acrylates (or propenoates). The most common alkyl esters of acrylic acid are methyl-, butyl-, ethyl- and 2-ethylhexyl-acrylate.

Acrylic acid and its esters readily combine with themselves or other monomers (e.g amides, acrylonitrile, vinyl, styrene and butadiene) by reacting at their double bond, forming homopolymers or copolymers which are used in the manufacture of various plastics, coatings, adhesives, elastomers as well as floor polishes and paints.

afety

Acrylic acid is severely irritating and corrosive to the skin. Eye contact can result in severe corneal burns and may result in irreversible injury. Inhalation of vapors may cause irritation to the respiratory tract, drowsiness or headache, although simply smelling the monomers does not mean you are being exposed to a hazard (air monitoring is necessary to determine exposure). The odor is described as pungent and acrid. Low exposure will cause minimal or no health effects, while high exposure could result in pulmonary edema.

ee also

*Methacrylic acid
*Acryloyl chloride
*Acrylamide

*Acrylate polymers
*Sodium polyacrylate

External links

* [http://www.npi.gov.au/database/substance-info/profiles/6.html National Pollutant Inventory - Acrylic acid]


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