Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by property]
6. acid

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by form
6. materials by chemical form
7. compounds

Anotations

Scope note:

A colorless, pungent carboxylic acid which polymerizes in the presence of oxygen. Acrylic acid is used in the manufacture of acrylic resins, plastics, fibers, and coatings. Acrylic acid was first synthesized in 1843. Formula is formula CH2=CHCOOH