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Acrolein

contains hydroquinone as stabilizer, 90%

Synonym(s):

2-Propenal

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCHO
CAS Number:
107-02-8
Molecular Weight:
56.06
PubChem Substance ID:
24846970
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
741856
MDL number:
MFCD00006998
Assay:
90%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

1.94 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

4.05 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

90%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

428 °F

contains

hydroquinone as stabilizer

expl. lim.

31 %

impurities

<10% water and cyclic dimer

refractive index

n20/D 1.403 (lit.)

bp

53 °C (lit.)

mp

−87 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 2, alcohol: soluble, benzene: miscible, diethyl ether: miscible

density

0.839 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)C=C

InChI

1S/C3H4O/c1-2-3-4/h2-3H,1H2

InChI key

HGINCPLSRVDWNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Acrolein causes transient urothelial loss and exposes local afferent terminals to a toxic environment.
Acrolein is a metabolite that is generated by catabolic pathaways via many oxidases.

Application

Acrolein has been used in the preparation of monomeric and dimeric β-hydroxypropionaldehyde in a hydration reaction.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-20.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-29 °C - closed cup

ppe

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