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C3H4O
56.06 g/mol
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Acrylaldehyde

CAS107-02-8EC203-453-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
n.a
Primary Use
Intermediate for acrylic acid synthesis

Acrylaldehyde, also known as acrolein, is a chemical compound primarily used as an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of acrylic acid. It is a small, unsaturated aldehyde with a reactive structure, making it a valuable building block in chemical manufacturing.

Intermediate for acrylic acid synthesisBiocidePesticide in farming

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Corrosive
Corrosive
Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H300Fatal if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H301Toxic if swallowed
H318Causes serious eye damage
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H350May cause cancer
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H310Fatal in contact with skin
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

prop-2-enal

InChIKey

HGINCPLSRVDWNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C=CC=O

Synonyms (60)
  • 2-Propen-1-one
  • 2-Propenal
  • 2-Propenaldehyde
  • ACROLEIN [MART.]
  • Acraldehyde
  • Acraldehydeacroleina
  • Acrolein
  • Acrolein Monomer
  • Acrolein, inhibited
  • Acroleina
  • Acroleina [Italian]
  • Acroleine
  • Acroleine [Dutch, French]
  • Acrylaldehyd
  • Acrylaldehyd [German]
  • Acrylaldehyde
  • Acrylic aldehyde
  • Acrylic aldehyde, inhibited
  • Aerolein
  • Akrolein
  • Akrolein [Czech]
  • Akroleina
  • Akroleina [Polish]
  • Aldehyde acrylique
  • Aldehyde acrylique [French]
  • Aldehyde, Acrylic
  • Aldehyde, Allyl
  • Aldehyde, Ethylene
  • Aldeide acrilica
  • Aldeide acrilica [Italian]
  • Allyl aldehyde
  • Aqualin
  • Aqualine
  • Biocide
  • Crolean
  • Ethylene aldehyde
  • Magnacide
  • Magnacide B
  • Magnacide H
  • Magnacide H and B
  • Papite
  • Propenal
  • Propenal [Czech]
  • Propenal, inhibited
  • Propenaldehyde
  • Slimicide
  • trans-Acrolein
  • trans-Acrolein Formylethylene