Acrylic Acid

Acrylic acid (also known as 2-proenoic acid, vinyl formic acid, and propene acid) is a clear, colourless, corrosive, and flammable liquid that has an acrid/pungent odour. It has the formula C3H4O2 and it is miscible with water, alcohol, ether, benzene, chloroform, and acetone. It is a very versatile, and valuable, industrial chemical as it is a chemical intermediate utilised in the production of many industrial and consumer products.