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Properties of substance:

2-propenoic acid

Synonyms:

acrylic acid

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C3H4O2

Structural formula as text:

CH2=CHCOOH

Molar/atomic mass: 72.0627

Melting point (°C):

13

Boiling point (°C):

141.6

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: soluble [Ref.]
benzene: soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: miscible [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
water: miscible [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1860

Density:

1.0511 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 45%. [Ref.1]
    CH2=CHCOOH + 2SF4 → CF3CH=CH2 + 2SOF2 + HF
  2. [Ref.1]
    CH2=CHCOOH + HN3 + H2O → CH3COCOOH + NH3 + N2

Refractive index (nD):

1.4224 (20°C)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

7.76 (20°C)
22 (40°C)
240 (100°C)

Dissociation:

pKa (1) = 4.26 (25°C, water)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-384.09 (l)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

11.16

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

37.24

Heat of combustion (kJ/mol):

1376

LD50 (mg/kg):

830 (white mice, oral)
250 (rabbits, oral)
1250 (rats, oral)

References:

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  2. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 11ed. - Wiley-interscience, 2004. - pp. 69
  3. Milne G.W.A. Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals. - Wiley-Interscience, 2005. - pp. 12
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  8. Химический энциклопедический словарь. - Под ред. Кнунянц И.Л. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1983. - pp. 17 [Russian]
  9. Шефтель В.О. Полимерные материалы: Токсические свойства. - Л.: Химия, 1982. - pp. 54 [Russian]

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