1.0 2010-04-08 22:06:25 UTC 2025-11-18 22:57:40 UTC FDB004841 Methacrylic acid Methacrylic acid, also known as A-methacrylate or 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, is a member of the class of compounds known as carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH. Methacrylic acid is soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Methacrylic acid can be synthesized from acrylic acid. Methacrylic acid is also a parent compound for other transformation products, including but not limited to, bisphenol A dimethacrylate, trichagmalin B, and methyl methacrylate. Methacrylic acid can be found in roman camomile, which makes methacrylic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product. Methacrylic acid, abbreviated MAA, is an organic compound. This colorless, viscous liquid is a carboxylic acid with an acrid unpleasant odor. It is soluble in warm water and miscible with most organic solvents. Methacrylic acid is produced industrially on a large scale as a precursor to its esters, especially methyl methacrylate (MMA) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The methacrylates have numerous uses, most notably in the manufacture of polymers with trade names such as Lucite and Plexiglas. MAA occurs naturally in small amounts in the oil of Roman chamomile . α-methacrylic acid α-methylacrylic acid 2-Methacrylic acid 2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid 2-Methylacrylic acid 2-methylenepropionic acid 2-methylprop-2-enoic acid 2-Methylpropenoic acid 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl- Acrylic acid, 2-methyl- Alpha-methacrylic acid Alpha-methylacrylic acid CH2=C(CH3)COOH Methacrylic acid Methacrylic acid glacial Methacrylic acid, inhibited Methacrylic acid, inhibited [UN2531] [Corrosive] Methylacrylic acid Propenoic acid, 2-methyl Propionic acid, 2-methylene- C4H6O2 86.0892 86.036779436 2-methylprop-2-enoic acid methacrylic acid 79-41-4 CC(=C)C(O)=O InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6) CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH. Carboxylic acids Organic compounds Organic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Aliphatic acyclic compounds Carbonyl compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Aliphatic acyclic compound Carbonyl group Carboxylic acid Hydrocarbon derivative Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid liquid melting_point 16 oC logp 0.93 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 4.85 ChemAxon iupac 2-methylprop-2-enoic acid ChemAxon average_mass 86.0892 ChemAxon mono_mass 86.036779436 ChemAxon smiles CC(=C)C(O)=O ChemAxon formula C4H6O2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6) ChemAxon inchikey CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 37.3 ChemAxon refractivity 21.65 ChemAxon polarizability 8.38 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 1 ChemAxon acceptor_count 2 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge -1 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::CMs 114239 Specdb::CMs 128245 Specdb::CMs 933911 Specdb::CMs 933912 Specdb::MsMs 96735 Specdb::MsMs 96736 Specdb::MsMs 96737 Specdb::MsMs 161298 Specdb::MsMs 161299 Specdb::MsMs 161300 Specdb::MsMs 3443890 Specdb::MsMs 3443891 Specdb::MsMs 3443892 Specdb::MsMs 3443893 Specdb::MsMs 3443894 Specdb::MsMs 3443895 25219 Asparagus Type 1 specific Asparagus officinalis 4686 Roman camomile Type 1 specific Chamaemelum nobile 99037