Acrylic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    79-10-7

    Molecular formula
    C3H4O2

    SMILES
    C=CC(=O)O

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 62.74%
    Sour 61.16%
    Sharp 53.29%
    Pungent 50.46%
    Burnt 49.13%
    Caramellic 45.49%
    Roasted 23.83%
    Spicy 22.98%
    Buttery 22.15%
    Phenolic 21.73%

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    Odor threshold>

    • Odor Threshold Low: 0.09 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 1.0 [mmHg]. Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.092 ppm)
    • Water: no data; air: 0.094 uL/L; odor safety class B; B = 50-90% of distracted persons perceive warning of TLV.
    • 1.04 ppm (recognition in air, purity not specified)

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.3

    Molecular weight
    72.06 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • 13.5 °C
    • 13.56 °C
    • 13 °C
    • 14 °C
    • 55 °F

    Boiling point

    • 141.2 °C
    • 142 °C
    • BP: 122.0 °C at 400 mm Hg; 103.3 °C at 200 mm Hg; 86.1 °C at 100 mm Hg; 66.2 °C at 40 mm Hg; 39.0 °C at 10 mm Hg; 27.3 °C at 5 mm Hg
    • 141.20 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 141 °C
    • 286 °F

    Flash point est.
    53.96 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 50 °C
    • 54 °C (open cup)
    • 122 °F (50 °C) (open cup)
    • 48-55 °C c.c.
    • 121 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • 1000000 mg/L
    • Miscible with alcohol, and ether
    • Miscible with ethanol, ethyl ether; soluble in acetone, benzene, carbon tetrachloride
    • Miscible with chloroform
    • Miscible with water /1X10+6 mg/L/ at 25 °C
    • 1000 mg/mL
    • Solubility in water: miscible
    • Miscible

  • Synonyms

    • ACRYLIC ACID
    • 2-Propenoic acid
    • 79-10-7
    • prop-2-enoic acid
    • Propenoic acid
    • Vinylformic acid
    • Acroleic acid
    • Ethylenecarboxylic acid
    • Propene acid
    • ACRYLATE
    • Propenoate
    • Glacial acrylic acid
    • Kyselina akrylova
    • Acrylic acid, glacial
    • RCRA waste number U008
    • Acide acrylique
    • Acido acrilio
    • Caswell No. 009A
    • Carbopol 934p
    • Viscalex HV 30
    • NSC 4765
    • CCRIS 737
    • Acrylic resin
    • HSDB 1421
    • UNII-J94PBK7X8S
    • EINECS 201-177-9
    • J94PBK7X8S
    • Carbopol 940
    • BRN 0635743
    • ACRLYLIC ACID
    • DTXSID0039229
    • CHEBI:18308
    • AI3-15717
    • NSC-4765
    • Carbomer 940
    • DTXCID8028
    • Aron
    • Antiprex A
    • Versicol E9
    • NSC4765
    • EC 201-177-9
    • Acrylic acid resin
    • Acrysol ase-75
    • C3:1n-1
    • Versicol E 7
    • Versicol E15
    • 4-02-00-01455 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Acrysol A 1
    • Acrysol A 3
    • Acrysol A 5
    • Acrysol A-1
    • Acrysol AC 5
    • Acrylic Acid-d3
    • Carbopol 960
    • Carboset 515
    • Primal Ase 60
    • Revacryl A191
    • Versicol K 11
    • Versicol S 25
    • Dispex C40
    • Acrysol WS-24
    • Cyguard 266
    • Joncryl 678
    • Jurimer AC 10H
    • Jurimer AC 10P
    • Nalfloc 636
    • Good-rite K 37
    • Revacryl A 191
    • Junlon 110
    • Viscon 103
    • Good-rite K 702
    • Good-rite K 732
    • Acrylic Acid-13C
    • Good-rite WS 801
    • NCGC00166246-01
    • Synthemul 90-588
    • Aron A 10H
    • Carboset Resin No. 515
    • ACRYLIC ACID (IARC)
    • ACRYLIC ACID [IARC]
    • OLD 01
    • PA 11M
    • PAA-25
    • Carbopol
    • P 11H
    • P-11H
    • WS 24
    • Acido acrilio [Spanish]
    • Acide acrylique [French]
    • WS 801
    • Kyselina akrylova [Czech]
    • R968
    • UN2218
    • RCRA waste no. U008
    • Poly(acrylic acid) solution
    • allenediol
    • Acrysol lmw-20X
    • XPA
    • Aqueous acrylic acid
    • MFCD00004367
    • Dow Latex 354
    • Ethene carboxylic acid
    • Acrylic acid, inhibited
    • CH2=CHCOOH
    • (stabilized with MEHQ)
    • Carbomer 934 (NF)
    • Carbomer 940 (NF)
    • Carbopol 910 (TN)
    • Carbopol 934 (TN)
    • Carbopol 940 (TN)
    • Carbomer 934P (NF)
    • Carbopol 934P (TN)
    • Carbomer 910 (USAN)
    • ACRYLIC ACID [MI]
    • Carbomer 1342 (NF)
    • Carbopol 1342 (TN)
    • ACRYLIC ACID [HSDB]
    • WLN: QV1U1
    • UN 2218 (Salt/Mix)
    • Acrylic acid, p.a., 99%
    • ACRYLIC ACID (13C3)
    • CHEMBL1213529
    • CIA32654
    • EIA25963
    • KLA13882
    • STR00040
    • VDA38798
    • Tox21_112372

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 71.89
    methanol 120.2
    isopropanol 38.94
    water 222.82
    ethyl acetate 7.16
    n-propanol 40.08
    acetone 19.89
    n-butanol 35.86
    acetonitrile 14.13
    DMF 108.42
    toluene 1.54
    isobutanol 29.72
    1,4-dioxane 22.54
    methyl acetate 14.19
    THF 26.64
    2-butanone 14.53
    n-pentanol 29.32
    sec-butanol 34.89
    n-hexane 2.21
    ethylene glycol 47.41
    NMP 79.13
    cyclohexane 1.03
    DMSO 68.56
    n-butyl acetate 6.22
    n-octanol 13.06
    chloroform 4.21
    n-propyl acetate 7.28
    acetic acid 66.22
    dichloromethane 6.58
    cyclohexanone 14.69
    propylene glycol 37.27
    isopropyl acetate 6.07
    DMAc 96.58
    2-ethoxyethanol 60.62
    isopentanol 34.99
    n-heptane 1.33
    ethyl formate 21.68
    1,2-dichloroethane 5.38
    n-hexanol 16.2
    2-methoxyethanol 86.73
    isobutyl acetate 4.04
    tetrachloromethane 2.38
    n-pentyl acetate 10.19
    transcutol 87.83
    n-heptanol 15.89
    ethylbenzene 2.21
    MIBK 10.2
    2-propoxyethanol 31.95
    tert-butanol 46.7
    MTBE 17.59
    2-butoxyethanol 35.15
    propionic acid 32.44
    o-xylene 2.98
    formic acid 111.28
    diethyl ether 8.37
    m-xylene 2.13
    p-xylene 2.9
    chlorobenzene 1.71
    dimethyl carbonate 8.36
    n-octane 0.92
    formamide 128.34
    cyclopentanone 20.6
    2-pentanone 11.33
    anisole 8.23
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 10.08
    gamma-butyrolactone 29.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 50.85
    pyridine 10.03
    3-pentanone 6.45
    furfural 37.0
    n-dodecane 0.78
    diethylene glycol 42.26
    diisopropyl ether 3.33
    tert-amyl alcohol 48.38
    acetylacetone 11.92
    n-hexadecane 0.77
    acetophenone 9.83
    methyl propionate 8.83
    isopentyl acetate 7.2
    trichloroethylene 6.42
    n-nonanol 11.66
    cyclohexanol 14.54
    benzyl alcohol 13.74
    2-ethylhexanol 8.86
    isooctanol 13.81
    dipropyl ether 4.6
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.54
    ethyl lactate 9.82
    propylene carbonate 16.76
    n-methylformamide 67.23
    2-pentanol 20.4
    n-pentane 1.89
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 20.12
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8.95
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 32.8
    mesitylene 2.2
    ε-caprolactone 18.18
    p-cymene 2.49
    epichlorohydrin 21.57
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3.03
    2-aminoethanol 69.14
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 66.98
    sulfolane 40.42
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.79
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 19.63
    n-hexyl acetate 12.76
    isooctane 1.14
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 44.95
    sec-butyl acetate 4.95
    tert-butyl acetate 9.04
    decalin 1.05
    glycerin 59.84
    diglyme 63.35
    acrylic acid 32.9
    isopropyl myristate 5.07
    n-butyric acid 28.09
    acetyl acetate 5.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 9.91
    ethyl propionate 5.6
    nitromethane 57.65
    1,2-diethoxyethane 14.76
    benzonitrile 6.89
    trioctyl phosphate 7.56
    1-bromopropane 3.61
    gamma-valerolactone 38.94
    n-decanol 8.78
    triethyl phosphate 5.26
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 15.19
    propionitrile 9.93
    vinylene carbonate 14.97
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 27.67
    DMS 7.51
    cumene 3.01
    2-octanol 10.79
    2-hexanone 10.12
    octyl acetate 7.94
    limonene 3.33
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 55.63
    ethyl orthosilicate 5.42
    tributyl phosphate 7.59
    diacetone alcohol 28.03
    N,N-dimethylaniline 11.37
    acrylonitrile 13.24
    aniline 7.05
    1,3-propanediol 64.13
    bromobenzene 1.06
    dibromomethane 3.93
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6.34
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 7.08
    tetrabutyl urea 12.35
    diisobutyl methanol 6.1
    2-phenylethanol 10.56
    styrene 2.28
    dioctyl adipate 8.77
    dimethyl sulfate 17.74
    ethyl butyrate 5.58
    methyl lactate 16.93
    butyl lactate 14.42
    diethyl carbonate 4.17
    propanediol butyl ether 39.31
    triethyl orthoformate 5.54
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2.45
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 18.23
    morpholine 33.18
    tert-butylamine 23.72
    n-dodecanol 6.4
    dimethoxymethane 30.6
    ethylene carbonate 11.23
    cyrene 27.01
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 14.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4.96
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3.3
    4-methylpyridine 11.09
    dibutyl ether 6.7
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 6.1
    DEF 27.03
    dimethyl isosorbide 32.03
    tetrachloroethylene 6.32
    eugenol 23.12
    triacetin 13.43
    span 80 25.81
    1,4-butanediol 38.49
    1,1-dichloroethane 3.72
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 31.48
    methyl formate 42.96
    2-methyl-1-butanol 33.48
    n-decane 1.16
    butyronitrile 12.04
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 11.56
    1-chlorooctane 2.99
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.5
    n-nonane 1.11
    undecane 0.92
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.4
    cyclooctane 0.63
    cyclopentanol 22.01
    tetrahydropyran 10.5
    tert-amyl methyl ether 16.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 50.18
    1-hexene 4.96
    2-isopropoxyethanol 37.08
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 34.78
    methyl butyrate 11.43

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction