Acrylic acid
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4O2.
- Formula
- C3H4O2
- Molar mass
- 72.06 g/mol
- Also known as
- prop-2-enoic acid, 2-Propenoic acid, Propenoic acid, Vinylformic acid, Acroleic acid, Ethylenecarboxylic acid
Overview
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4O2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C3H4O2
- Molar mass
- 72.06 g/mol
- Also known as
- prop-2-enoic acid, 2-Propenoic acid, Propenoic acid, Vinylformic acid, Acroleic acid, Ethylenecarboxylic acid
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C=CC(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C3H4O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H,1H2,(H,4,5)
- PubChem CID
- 6581
Properties
- Melting Point
- 13.56 °C
- Boiling Point
- 142 °C
- Density
- 1.0511 g/cu cm at 20 °C
- Water solubility
- Miscible with water at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Carboxylic acids
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4O2.
- Alkenes
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4O2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Acrylic acid (CID 6581)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Acrylic acid — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6581#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-8
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Acrylic acid — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6581#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-8
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Acrylic acid — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6581#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-8
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Acrylic acid — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6581#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Riddick, J.A., W.B. Bunger, Sakano T.K. Techniques of Chemistry 4th ed., Volume II. Organic Solvents. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons., 1985., p. 376