Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Acrylic
acid
:
The
α,β-unsaturated
carboxylic acid
having the
molecular structure
shown below.
IUPAC
name
prop
-2-
en
oic acid
. The
acrylate
group
is a piece of
molecular structure
equal to acrylic
acid
minus the
carboxylic acid
proton
. An
acrylate
is a
molecular structure
containing an acrylate
group
.
Molecular structure
of acrylic
acid
.
Acrylate
group
.
Methyl
acrylate.
The acrylate
group
is shown in red
Related terms:
Methacrylic acid
,
methacrylate
,
methacrylate group
,
Bronsted acid
,
Bronsted-Lowry acid
,
Lewis acid
,
sulfonic acid
,
amino acid
,
acetic acid
,
acetoacetic acid
,
adenylic acid
,
aldaric acid
,
aldonic acid
,
arachidic acid
,
arachidonic acid
,
ascorbic acid
,
aspartic acid
,
benzoic acid
,
bile acid
,
carbamic acid
,
carbonic acid
,
cholic acid
,
conjugate acid
,
deoxyribonucleic acid
,
ethanoic acid
,
fatty acid
,
folic acid
,
formic acid
,
fumaric acid
,
glutamic acid
,
isophthalic acid
,
lactic acid
,
lauric acid
,
linoleic acid
,
linolenic acid
,
maleic acid
,
malonic acid
,
mesotartaric acid
,
meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid
,
methanesulfonic acid
,
methanoic acid
,
myristic acid
,
nucleic acid
,
oleic acid
,
oxalic acid
,
palmitic acid
,
peracetic acid
,
peroxyacetic acid
,
phosphatidic acid
,
phthalic acid
,
propanoic acid
,
propionic acid
,
prostanoic acid
,
p-toluenesulfonic acid
,
pyruvic acid
,
racemic acid
,
ribonucleic acid
,
salicylic acid
,
stearic acid
,
succinic acid
,
tartartic acid
,
terephthalic acid
,
toluenesulfonic acid
,
triflic acid
,
trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
,
uronic acid
,
mineral acid
,
sulfuric acid
,
phosphoric acid
,
nitric acid
,
hydrofluoric acid
,
hydrochloric acid
,
muriatic acid
,
hydrobromic acid
,
hydroiodic acid
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