Chemicals and Drugs

Acrolein

Unsaturated three-carbon aldehyde.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Unsaturated three-carbon aldehyde.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H4O
Molecular Weight
56.06 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
107-02-8
IUPAC Name
prop-2-enal
InChIKey
HGINCPLSRVDWNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C=CC=O
MeSH Unique ID
D000171
Source
PubChem CID 7847

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • 2-Propenal
  • Acraldehyde
  • Acrylaldehyde
  • Acrylic Aldehyde
  • Allyl Aldehyde
  • Ethylene Aldehyde
  • 2 Propenal
  • Aldehyde, Acrylic
  • Aldehyde, Allyl
  • Aldehyde, Ethylene
  • Aqualin

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(73); was see under ALDEHYDES 1973-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acrolein. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000171. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000171
  2. Acrolein. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolein
  3. Acrolein. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q342790
  4. Acrolein. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7847. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7847