Methacrylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

79-41-4

CAS Name

Methacrylic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H6O2

Molecular Mass

86.09

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    163 °C @ Press: 760 Torr
  • Melting Point (1)

    16 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.0153 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6)

InChIKey

InChIKey=CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(C)=C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(=C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • Methacrylic acid
  • 2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid
  • α-Methylacrylic acid
  • Methylacrylic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

463311-95-7, 562836-84-4, 1338439-16-9, 2023788-71-6, 2278236-99-8

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