Acrylic acidAcrylic 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. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Acrylic acid, revision 1380060199.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H4O2, 72.06 g/mol

Melting point

14 °C

Boiling point

141 °C

Density

1.051 g/cm³

Flash point

49.4 °C

log P, measured

0.28

pKa

4.25

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