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Acrylic acid

79-10-7C3H4O272.063 g/mol

A α,β-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid that is ethene substituted by a carboxy group. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Acrylic acid

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H26-B-001 / R-001 · FY2014

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number79-10-7ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC3H4O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass72.063 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass72.02113 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:18308ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass72.06 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass72.021129366 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP0.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)37.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds1PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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acrylic acid
prop-2-enoic acid
NIXOWILDQLNWCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
C=CC(=O)O
InChI=1S/C3H4O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H,1H2,(H,4,5)

Names & synonyms

prop-2-enoic acid

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

metabolite

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2014 source classification
Acrylic acid · H26-B-001 / R-001
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 3
Self-reactive substances and mixturesType G
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Acute toxicity (Dermal)Category 3
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours)Category 3
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists)Category 4

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0138767 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 3 atoms
50.00%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
44.40%
H
Hydrogen · 4 atoms
5.60%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:18308

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 6581 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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